Borders of Venezuela

Location of Venezuela (and Guayana Esequiba) in South America
Maritime borders of Venezuela

The borders of Venezuela are the international borders that Venezuela shares with neighboring countries. Venezuela borders with 14 countries totaling 5,161 kilometers which includes territories of France (Martinique and Guadeloupe), the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire), the United Kingdom (Montserrat) and the United States (Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands). Venezuela has the seventh largest number of land and maritime borders after France, China, the United Kingdom, Russia, the United States and Italy.

Bordering countries

The lengths of the borders Venezuela shares with different countries, running counter-clockwise around Grenada to Caribbean Netherlands, are listed below:

Country Length (km) Bordering Venezuelan states Border features Border crossings
 Grenada 160 Sucre N/A N/A
 Trinidad and Tobago 11 Sucre
Delta Amacuro
Gulf of Paria
Bocas del Dragón
Güiria
 Guyana 743 Delta Amacuro
Bolívar
Guayana Esequiba
Mount Roraima
N/A
 Brazil 2,200 Bolívar
Amazonas
Mount Roraima Santa Elena de Uairen
 Colombia 2,219 Amazonas
Apure
Táchira
Zulia
Falcón
Táchira River
Gulf of Venezuela
Guajira Peninsula
Simón Bolívar International Bridge
Kingdom of the Netherlands Netherlands, Kingdom of the
→includes:
 Aruba
 Curaçao
 Bonaire
65−80 Falcón ABC islands N/A

Total list

This is a list of countries and territories by land and maritime borders bordering Venezuela. The number and identity of other countries and territories that neighbor it are listed. Land borders and maritime boundaries are included and are tabulated separately and in combination. For purposes of this list, "maritime boundary" includes boundaries that are recognised by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which includes boundaries of territorial waters, contiguous zones, and exclusive economic zones. However, it does not include lake or river boundaries, which are considered land boundaries.

Also included is the number of unique sovereign states that a country or territory shares as neighbours. If the number is higher due to multiple dependencies or unrecognised states bordering the state, the larger number is shown in brackets.

Footnotes are provided to provide clarity regarding the status of certain countries and territories.

Country or territory
(Territories without full sovereignty in italics)
No. of land border neighbours No. of maritime boundary neighbours Total no. of unique neighbours Neighbouring countries and territories
(Territories without full sovereignty in italics)
(L) = share only land borders
(M) = share only maritime boundaries
blank = share land borders and maritime boundaries
 Venezuela 3 14 (17) 15 (18)  Barbados (M)
 Brazil (L)
 Colombia
 Dominica (M)
 Dominican Republic (M)
 France (M)
 Grenada (M)
 Guyana
 Netherlands (M)
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (M)
 Saint Lucia (M)
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (M)
 Trinidad and Tobago (M)
 Aruba (Netherlands) (M)
 Curaçao (Netherlands) (M)
 Montserrat (United Kingdom) (M)
 Puerto Rico (United States) (M)
 United States Virgin Islands (United States) (M)

Border disputes

Guayana Esequiba (striped), the area claimed by Venezuela.

With Guyana

Gallery

See also


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