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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]
Definition: Geography > Area > Land
Area > Total 912,050 sq km Time series [39th of 250]
Definition: Geography > Area > Total
Capital city with population
Caracas - (Metro area: 5,100,000)
Definition: Geography > Capital city with population
Climate
tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
Definition: Geography > Climate
Forested Land 56.1% [27th of 193]
Definition: Geography > Forested Land
Geographic coordinates 8 00 N, 66 00 W Time series
Definition: Geography > Geographic coordinates
Land boundaries > Border countries
Brazil 2,200 km, Colombia 2,050 km, Guyana 743 km
Definition: Geography > Land boundaries > Border countries
Land use > Arable land 2.85% Time series [172nd of 258]
Definition: Geography > Land use > Arable land
Largest city Caracas
Definition: Geography > Largest city
Largest city population 3,007,000 [36th of 174]
Definition: Geography > Largest city population
Largest city with population
Caracas - (Metro area: 5,100,000)
Definition: Geography > Largest city with population
Location
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana
Definition: Geography > Location
Map references
South America
Definition: Geography > Map references
Natural resources
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds
Definition: Geography > Natural resources
Population density 26.31 people per sqkm [174th of 256]
Definition: Geography > Population density
Population density > people per sq. km 30.13 people/m² Time series [155th of 204]
Definition: Geography > Population density > people per sq. km
Precipitation 916 mm [38th of 95]
Definition: Geography > Precipitation
Surface area > sq. km 912,050 km² Time series [32nd of 206]
Definition: Geography > Surface area > sq. km
tallest mountains > Mountain Pico Bolivar
Definition: Geography > tallest mountains > Mountain

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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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