Margarita Island emerges out of the warm water in the
Caribbean Sea, with a surface of 1071 Km2, 315 Km. beautiful
beaches, mountains, valleys and deserts. With an average
annual temperature at 30 C and together with Coche and Cubagua
Islands, they form the State of Nueva Esparta.This group of
islands have a similar geological construction and are located
at 38 Km from the north-east coast of Venezuela.
General Data
Geographical
location
Northwest
of Venezuela. South America
latitude north 10º 51' 50" to 10º 11' 06"
longitude north 63º 46' 40" to 64º 24' 32"
Shore
315
Kms
Population
350.000
Aproximately
Time
GMT
-4 Hours (normal/summer).
Political
system
Democracy
Capital
La
Asunción
Official
language
Spanish
Monetary
unit
Bolivars
(Bs)
Main
Economic Activities
Tourism
Free Port,
Commercial fishery
Climate
On
average; Air 30º C . Water 27º C.
Humidity 70% Rain 22 inches per year.
Margarita is out of the hurricane belt.
