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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 ...
But the definition of the border in the Gulf of Venezuela is still disputed, causing diplomatic clashes between the two countries. In August 2015, two Venezuelan soldiers were injured during a fight with alleged Colombian smugglers, [3] prompting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to close a large part of the border, except in Táchira. [4]
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Map showing the maritime border treaties between Venezuela and the US, France, the Netherlands, Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago, setting part of the borders of the Federal Dependencies. In 1777, when the Captaincy General of Venezuela was created, the island of Patos became part of the province of Cumaná.
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Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It comprises an area of 916,445 km 2 (353,841 sq mi), and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022.
These neighboring countries share a similar history as parts of the Spanish Empire.The border dispute long predates the foundations of the modern nations, and goes back to the difficulties experienced in shaping a boundary between the colonies of Santa Marta (now Santa Marta, Colombia) and New Andalusia (now part of Venezuela). [4]