| Climate Venezuela :
| tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
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| Terrain Venezuela :
| Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest; central plains (llanos); Guiana Highlands in southeast
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| Elevation extremes lowest Venezuela :
| Caribbean Sea 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Venezuela :
| Pico Bolivar (La Columna) 5,007 m
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| Natural resources Venezuela :
| petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds
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| Land use arableland Venezuela :
| 2,95%
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| Irrigated land Venezuela :
| 540 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Venezuela :
| subject to floods, rockslides, mudslides; periodic droughts
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| Environment current issues Venezuela :
| 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; threat to the rainforest ecosystem from irresponsible mining operations
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| Geography note Venezuela :
| on major sea and air routes linking North and South America; Angel Falls in the Guiana Highlands is the world's highest waterfall
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