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Area > Comparative
slightly more than twice the size of California |
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Area > Land
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882,050 sq km |
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[33rd of 238]
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Area > Total
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912,050 sq km |
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[39th of 250]
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Capital city with population
Caracas - (Metro area: 5,100,000) |
Climate
tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands |
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Forested Land
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56.1% |
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[27th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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8 00 N, 66 00 W |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Brazil 2,200 km, Colombia 2,050 km, Guyana 743 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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2.85% |
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[172nd of 258]
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Largest city
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Caracas |
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Largest city population
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3,007,000 |
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[36th of 174]
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Largest city with population
Caracas - (Metro area: 5,100,000) |
Location
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana |
Map references
South America |
Natural resources
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds |
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Population density
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26.31 people per sqkm |
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[174th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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30.13 people/m²
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[155th of 204]
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Precipitation
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916 mm |
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[38th of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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912,050 km²
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[32nd of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Pico Bolivar |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela, Venezuela, RB
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