Colombia–Venezuela border

The Colombia–Venezuela border is an international border of 2219 kilometers (1378 mi) between Colombia and Venezuela, with a total of 603 milestones that demarcate the line.

The border, at least in its terrestrial part, was essentially demarcated by two treaties: the Spanish Arbitration Award of Queen Maria Cristina of 1891 and the Treaty of Limits and River Navigation of 1941.

[2] 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] The main rivers that cross or are part of the border are:[5]