Country Reports
Venezuela
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Country name |
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
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Government type |
Federal republic |
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Capital |
Caracas |
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Administrative divisions |
23 states, 1 capital district, and 1 federal dependency. 23 states; Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Vargas, Yaracuy, Zulia 1 capital district; Distrito Federal 1 federal depedency; Dependencias Federales. (Consists of 11 federally controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands |
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Independence Day |
5 July 1811 (from Spain) |
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National holiday |
5 July (1811) Independence Day |
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Area |
881,050 sq km (340,561 sq miles) |
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Location |
Northern South America. Between Colombia and Guyana, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean |
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Land Borders |
Brazil, Colombia, Guyana |
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Coastline |
2,800 km |
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Population |
28.1 million (UN, 2008) |
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Nationality |
Venezuelan(s) |
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Major languages |
Spanish, indigenous languages |
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Ethnicity |
Spanish, Portugese, German, Italian, Arab, African, indigenous people |
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Major religion |
Christianity |
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Highest peak |
Pico Bolivar (La Columna) 5,007 m |
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Climate |
Tropical climate; hot and humid; in highlands more moderate |
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Time zone |
UTC-4.5 |
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Currency |
1 bolivar (VEB) = 100 centimos |
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Telephone |
+58 |
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Internet domain |
.ve |
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GNI per capita |
US $7,320 (World Bank, 2007) |
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Natural resources |
Petroleum, natural gas, hydropower, iron ore, damonds, gold, bauxite, other minerals |
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Agriculture products |
Fish, pork, beef, milk, eggs, coffee, corn, sorghum, sugarcane, rice, bananas, vegetables |
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Industries |
Petroleum, bauxite and aluminium, construction materials, steel, iron ore mining, motor vehicles assembly, chemicals, food processing, agricultural products, basic manufactures, textiles |