Venezuela's latitudinal coordinate is 6.4238 N. This point means that Venezuela is in the northern hemisphere, and therefore, situated above the equator. The longitudinal coordinate of Venezuela is 66.5897 W, placing the country in the western hemisphere.
The equator line crosses only four countries in South America: Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, and Suriname are north of the equator.
