Venezuela
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Venezuela
Official name: | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
Capital: | Caracas |
Area: | total: 912,050 sq km land: 882,050 sq km water: 30,000 sq km |
Climate: | tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands |
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 |
Comparative Area: | 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 |
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 |
Map of Venezuela