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Venezuela Geography 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/venezuela/venezuela_geography.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK 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, Central America and the Caribbean Area
Area - comparative slightly more than twice the size of California Land boundaries
Coastline 2,800 km Maritime claims
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
Natural resources petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds Land use
Irrigated land 1,900 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards subject to floods, rockslides, mud slides; 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 Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
on major sea and air routes linking North and South America
NOTE: The information regarding Venezuela on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Venezuela Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Venezuela Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |