Colombia is divided into 32 departments (departamentos), which work like the United States's States or like the Canadian provinces. Each department has its capital, but the country's capital city (Bogota), is treated as a separate department.
The country's laws, however, are exactly the same in all departments, they do not vary.
These are all of the departments of Colombia, with their capitals:
Bogota DC (DC stands for Distrito Capital, or Capital District in spanish)
Amazonas:Leticia
Antioquia:Medellin
Arauca:Arauca
Archipielago de San Andres, Providencia y Santa Catalina:San Andres (These are Islands)
Atlantico:Barranquilla
Bolivar:Cartagena
Boyaca:Tunja
Caldas:Manizales
Caqueta:Florencia
Casanare:Yopal
Cauca:Popayan
Cesar:Valledupar
Choco:Quibdo
Cordoba:Monteria
Cundinamarca:Bogota D.C
Guainia:Puerto Inirida
Guaviare:San Jose del Guaviare
Huila:Neiva
La Guajira:Riohacha
Magdalena:Santa Marta
Meta:Villavicencio
Narino:Pasto
Norte de Santander:Cucuta
Putumayo:Mocoa
Quindio:Armenia
Risaralda:Pereira
Santander:Bucaramanga
Sucre:Sincelejo
Tolima:Ibague
Valle del Cauca:Cali
Vaupes:Mitu
Vichada:Puerto Carreno
