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Area > Comparative slightly more than twice the size of California
Area > Comparative to US places slightly more than twice the size of California
Area > Land	882,050 sq km		[33rd of 238]
Area > Land (per capita)	33.392 sq km per 1,000 people		[57th of 227]
Area > Total	912,050 sq km		[39th of 250]
Area > Total (per capita)	34.528 sq km per 1,000 people		[58th of 231]
Area > Water	30,000 sq km		[20th of 239]
Area > Water (per capita)	1,135.726 sq km per million people		[37th of 225]
Capital city with population Caracas - (Metro area: 5,100,000)
Climate tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
Coastline	2,800 km		[48th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Pico Bolivar (La Columna) 5,007 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Caribbean Sea 0 m
Forested Land	56.1%		[27th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	8 00 N, 66 00 W
Geography > Note on major sea and air routes linking North and South America; Angel Falls in the Guiana Highlands is the world's highest waterfall
highest towns > Town/City	Apartaderos
Irrigated land	5,750 sq km		[53rd of 196]
Irrigated land (per capita)	223.962 sq km per million people		[77th of 167]
Land area > sq. km	882,050 km²		[32nd of 206]
Land area > sq. km (per capita)	33.188 km² per 1,000 people		[50th of 206]
land border lengths > T-V > Number of neighbours	3		[11th of 16]
land border lengths > T-V > Total Borders	4,993 km		[3rd of 16]
Land boundaries > Border countries Brazil 2,200 km, Colombia 2,050 km, Guyana 743 km
Land boundaries > Total	4,993 km		[33rd of 166]
Land boundaries > Total (per capita)	189.023 km per million people		[88th of 164]
Land use > Arable land	2.85%		[172nd of 258]
Land use > Other	96.27%		[71st of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0.88%		[122nd of 258]
Largest city	Caracas
Largest city population	3,007,000		[36th of 174]
Largest city population (per capita)	0.119 per capita		[102nd 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
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone	15 nautical mile		[79th of 83]
Maritime claims > Continental shelf 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[108th of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[164th of 191]
Natural hazards subject to floods, rockslides, mudslides; periodic droughts
Natural resources petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds
northernmost point > Latitude	15º40'N
Population density	26.31 people per sqkm		[174th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	30.13 people/m²		[155th of 204]
Precipitation	916 mm		[38th of 95]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land	74.26 people/km² of arable lan		[169th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km	912,050 km²		[32nd of 206]
Surface area > sq. km (per capita)	34.317 km² per 1,000 people		[51st of 207]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Pico Bolivar
Terrain Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest; central plains (llanos); Guiana Highlands in southeast

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