Colombia is not a country.
Brazil ( listen ) , is the largest country in both South America and Latin America . Colombia ( k ) , is a sovereign state largely situated in the northwest of South America , with territories in Central America . Costa Rica ( [ kɒstə_ˈriːkə ] [ ˈkosta ˈrika ] ; literally meaning `` Rich Coast '' ) , officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( República de Costa Rica ) , is a country in Central America , bordered by Nicaragua to the north , Panama to the southeast , the Pacific Ocean to the west , the Caribbean Sea to the east , and Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island . The Dominican Republic ( República Dominicana [ reˈpuβlika ðominiˈkana ] ) is a sovereign state occupying the eastern five-eighths of the island of Hispaniola , in the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region .