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| 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 references | south_america |
| Area |
total: 912,050 sq km water: 30,000 sq km land: 882,050 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly more than twice the size of California |
| Land boundaries |
total: 4,993 km border countries: brazil 2,200 km, colombia 2,050 km, guyana 743 km |
| Coastline | 2,800 km |
| 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% other: 96.13% (2001) permanent crops: 0.92% |
| Irrigated land | 540 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | subject to floods, rockslides, mudslides; periodic droughts |
| Environment - current issues | sewage pollution of Lago de Valencia; oil and urban pollution of Lago de Maracaibo; deforestation; soil degradation; urban and industrial pollution, especially along the Caribbean coast; threat to the rainforest ecosystem from irresponsible mining operations |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: antarctic treaty, biodiversity, climate change, desertification, endangered species, hazardous wastes, marine life conservation, ozone layer protection, ship pollution, tropical timber 83, tropical timber 94, wetlands |
| 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 |
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