Colombia–Venezuela border region

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The Colombia–Venezuela border region is a politically sensitive and economically important frontier zone marked by dense river networks, active trade and migration routes, and frequent security and humanitarian challenges.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf frontier zone
international border region
affectedBy Colombian internal armed conflict
Venezuelan economic crisis
borderFollows mountain ranges
plains
rivers
containsBorderCrossingCity Arauca Department
surface form: Arauca

Cúcuta
Maicao
Paraguachón
Puerto Carreño
Puerto Santander
San Antonio del Táchira
Ureña
countryBorderBetween Colombia
Venezuela
economicallyImportant true
governedByAgreement Treaty of Limits and River Navigation of 1941
hasApproximateLength 2219 km
hasBorderDepartment Arauca Department
Guainía Department
La Guajira Department
Norte de Santander Department
Vichada Department
hasBorderState Amazonas State (Venezuela)
surface form: Amazonas State

Apure State
Barinas State
Bolívar State
Mérida Province
surface form: Mérida State

Táchira State
Zulia State
hasDisputedArea Gulf of Venezuela
surface form: Gulf of Venezuela maritime area

border segments in Apure–Arauca zone
hasEthnicGroup Barí people NERFINISHED
Piaroa people
Sikuani people NERFINISHED
Wayuu people
Yukpa people
hasIssue armed group presence
contraband fuel trade
drug trafficking
human trafficking
humanitarian emergencies
irregular migration
public security challenges
refugee flows
smuggling
hasMajorBorderCrossing Simón Bolívar International Bridge
surface form: Francisco de Paula Santander International Bridge

José Antonio Páez International Bridge
Las Tienditas border complex
Simón Bolívar International Bridge
Tienditas International Bridge
includesMountainRange Andes
includesSubregion Maracaibo Basin
surface form: Catatumbo Basin

Guajira Peninsula
surface form: La Guajira Peninsula

Los Llanos
surface form: Llanos

Orinoco Basin
locatedIn South America
monitoredBy Colombian security forces
Venezuelan Armed Forces
surface form: Venezuelan security forces

international humanitarian organizations
politicallySensitive true
traversedByRiver Arauca River
Catatumbo River
Meta River
Negro River
Orinoco River
Táchira River
usedFor formal trade
humanitarian corridors
informal trade
migration routes

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Meta River crossesBorderBetween Colombia–Venezuela border region
this entity surface form: Colombia and Venezuela
Meta River formsBorderBetween Colombia–Venezuela border region
this entity surface form: Colombia and Venezuela
Meta River locatedIn Colombia–Venezuela border region
Negro River basin crossesPoliticalBorder Colombia–Venezuela border region
this entity surface form: Colombia–Venezuela border
Arauca River isPartOf Colombia–Venezuela border region
this entity surface form: Colombia–Venezuela border