Geography and Wildlife of Venezuela

"Unhalted by a dam anywhere on its 1,300-mile [2,092-kilometer] course, the Orinoco [shown above at its delta] floods annually and prodigiously. When the rainy Venezuelan 'winter' arrives, lasting from May through November, the river rises more than 40 feet [12 meters], drowning grazing lands miles from its low-water line."

Click on a state for an overview and description of the flag and state of arms.

Resource information from the Library of Congress.

General information and demographics from think-venezuela.net.

Map territorial descriptions and more from think-venezuela.net.

Courtesy of Lonely Planet.

Brief recap from pre-Hispanic days to the present from think-venezuela.net.

Description and related links.

Brief background.

Choose a city.

Current conditions for many cities.

Maps, descriptions, locations and protected ecosistems and relevant natural features.

Overall view of flora and fauna from think-venezuela.net.

Select a state, then a community for interactive maps.

Physical and political maps of the country.