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Venezuela

Location : northern south america. bordering the caribbean sea and the north atlantic ocean. between colombia and guyana

Geographic Coordinates : 8 00 n. 66 00 w

Map Reference : south america

Area : total: 912.050 sq km land: 882.050 sq km water: 30.000 sq km

Area Comparative: slightly more than twice the size of california

Venezuela More Facts

Land boundaries : total: 4.993 km border countries: brazil 2.200 km. colombia 2.050 km. guyana 743 km

coastline : 258

Maritime Claims : territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 15 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Climate: tropical; hot. humid; more moderate in highlands

Terrain : andes mountains and maracaibo lowlands in northwest; central plains (llanos); guiana highlands in southeast

Elevation extremes : lowest point: caribbean sea 0 m highest point: pico bolivar (la columna) 5.007 m

Natural Resources :petroleum. natural gas. iron ore. gold. bauxite. other minerals. hydropower. diamonds

Land use : arable land: 2.95% permanent crops: 0.92% other: 96.13% (2001)

Irrigated Lands : 540 sq km (1998 est.)