Colombian Paper Sizes

The Colombian standard for paper sizes incorporates both international standards and local conventions to meet diverse printing needs. At the heart of the system is the pliego, equivalent to an ISO B1 sheet, which serves as a baseline for scaled sizes used mainly in industrial and commercial settings. From the pliego flow smaller variants, reduced by simple fractions preserving the initial proportion. These include the widely employed 1/2 pliego and 1/4 pliego. Meanwhile, the popular office formats Letter, Legal, and Tabloid have their Colombian counterparts in Carta, Oficio, and Extra Tabloide. The inclusion of localized versions allows for consistency with international correspondence and documentation. In essence, Colombia strikes a practical balance - office spaces can access familiar sheet dimensions used everywhere from Manila Folders to copy machines, while advertising firms and publishing houses have a flexible scaling system enabling customized print orders in the dimensions they require. The standards thus span general and specialized applications thanks to the dual integration of international and domestic sizing conventions.