Which country or map area contains Mérida?
Mérida is shown within Venezuela in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Venezuela
- Region name
- Mérida
- Approximate latitude
- 8.5° north
- Approximate longitude
- 71.2° west
- Country capital
- Caracas
- Country currency
- Venezuelan bolívar soberano
- World region
- South America
Quick answers about Mérida
What kind of place is Mérida?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Mérida on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 8.5° north latitude and 71.2° west longitude.
What is the capital of Venezuela?
The country capital is Caracas.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.