Venezuela is a country in South America.
Having a shoreline along the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, Venezuela borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east and Brazil to the south, and is situated on the major sea and air routes linking North and South America. Off the Venezuelan coast are the Caribbean island states of Aruba, the Netherlands Antilles and Trinidad and Tobago.
The Angel Falls in the Guiana Highlands is the world's highest waterfall and one of Venezuela's major tourist attractions.
Venezuela is home to the world's highest waterfall, Angel Falls and the second longest river in South America, the Orinoco. It also has the longest coastline to the Caribbean sea. Venezuela is the world's fifth-largest oil exporter and also has vast untapped reserves of natural gas. Ecologically, Venezuela is considered among the 20 Megadiverse countries of the planet; more than 40% of its national territory is covered by protected areas.
Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest; central plains ; Guiana Highlands in southeast
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Overview
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Have Been:
200,328
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Want to Go:
29,407
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Have Lived:
378,225
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Population:
27,223,228
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Closest Airports:
(PYH) Puerto Ayacucho
(PCR) Puerto Carreno
(PPZ) Puerto Paez
