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, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. Venezuela has the seventh largest land and maritime border 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:
CountryLength Bordering Venezuelan statesBorder featuresBorder crossings
'160Sucre
'11Sucre
Delta Amacuro
Gulf of Paria
Bocas del Dragón
Güiria
'743Delta Amacuro
Bolívar
Guayana Esequiba
Mount Roraima
'Bolívar
Amazonas
Mount RoraimaSanta Elena de Uairen
Amazonas
Apure
Táchira
Zulia
Falcón
Táchira River
Gulf of Venezuela
Guajira Peninsula
Simón Bolívar International Bridge
Netherlands, Kingdom of the
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FalcónABC islands

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 recognized 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 neighbors. If the number is higher due to multiple dependencies or unrecognized 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
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No. of land border neighborsNo. of maritime boundary neighborsTotal no. of unique neighborsNeighboring countries and territories
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= share only land borders
= share only maritime boundaries
blank = share land borders and maritime boundaries
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Border disputes

With Guyana