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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Bolivar Fuerte
Currency Symbol: VEF
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 ; land: 882,050 sq km ; water: 30,000 sq km
Area - Comparative: almost six times the size of Georgia; slightly more than twice the size of California
Terrain: Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest; central plains (llanos); Guiana Highlands in southeast
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ; highest point: Pico Bolivar 5,007 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 5,267 km ; border countries: Brazil 2,137 km, Colombia 2,341 km, Guyana 789 km
Coastline: 3,444 km (excludes islands)
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
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