Geography of Venezuela
- Venezuela is: a megadiverse country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
- Latin America
- South America
- Latin America
- Time zone: Venezuelan Standard Time (UTC-04:30)
- Extreme points of Venezuela
- High: Pico BolĂvar 4,981 m (16,342 ft)
- Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 4,993 km
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- Brazil 2,200 km
- Colombia 2,050 km
- Guyana 743 km
- Coastline: 2,800 km
- Population of Venezuela: 28,018,018 (25 September 2008) - 42nd most populous country
- Area of Venezuela: 916,445 km2
- Atlas of Venezuela
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