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South America > Venezuela > Geography

VENEZUELAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly more than twice the size of California
Area > Land 882,050 sq km Time series [33rd of 238]
Area > Total 912,050 sq km Time series [39th of 250]
Capital city with population
Caracas - (Metro area: 5,100,000)
Climate
tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
Forested Land 56.1% [27th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 8 00 N, 66 00 W Time series
Land boundaries > Border countries
Brazil 2,200 km, Colombia 2,050 km, Guyana 743 km
Land use > Arable land 2.85% Time series [172nd of 258]
Largest city Caracas
Largest city population 3,007,000 [36th of 174]
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
Population density 26.31 people per sqkm [174th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 30.13 people/m² Time series [155th of 204]
Precipitation 916 mm [38th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km 912,050 km² Time series [32nd of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain 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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