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| Motto: None | |
| Anthem: Gloria al Bravo Pueblo ("Glory to the Brave People") | |
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| Capitaland largest city | Caracas |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| Government | Federal republic |
| • President | Hugo Chávez Frías |
| • Vice president | José Vicente Rangel |
| Independence | |
| • From Spain | July 5, 1811 |
| • From Gran Colombia | November 21, 1831 |
| • Recognised | March 30, 1845 |
| • Water (%) | 0.3 |
| Population | |
| • July 2005 estimate | 26,749,000 (43rd) |
| • 2001 census | 23,054,210 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate |
| • Total | $163.503 billion (51st) |
| • Per capita | $6,186 (95th) |
| HDI (2003) | 0.772 high (75th) |
| Currency | Venezuelan bolívar (VEB) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | None |
| Calling code | 58 |
| ISO 3166 code | VE |
| Internet TLD | .ve |
| The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has been the full official title of the state since the adoption of the 1999 constitution, when the state was renamed in honour of Simón Bolívar. Historical: Dios y Federación (English: "God and Federation") The Constitution also recognizes all indigenous languages existing in the country. | |
Venezuela (IPA: ; Template:Lang-es, IPA: ) is a country on the northern coast of South America. Comprising a continental mainland and numerous islands in the Caribbean Sea, Venezuela borders Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Colombia to the west. Trinidad and Tobago, Curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba, and the Leeward Antilles lie just north of the Venezuelan coast.
A former Spanish colony, Venezuela is a federal republic. Historically, Venezuela has had territorial disputes with Guyana, largely concerning the Essequibo area, and with Colombia concerning the Gulf of Venezuela. Today, Venezuela is known widely for its petroleum industry, the environmental diversity of its territory, and its natural features. Christopher Columbus, upon seeing its eastern coast in 1498, referred to Venezuela as Tierra de Gracia (Land of Grace), which has become the country’s nickname.
Administrative divisions
Military
Main article: Military of Venezuela
See also
Notes
References
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- Child, Jack. "The Politics and Semiotics of the Smallest Icons of Popular Culture: Latin American Postage Stamps." Latin American Research Review, 40:1 (2005) 108-137.
External links
- Government
- Template:Es icon Venezuelan Government Entry Portal
- Template:Es icon National Institute of Statistics
- Template:Es icon Ministry of Tourism
- General references
- Template:En icon "Venezuela". The World Factbook (2025 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.
- Template:En icon Venezuela at Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Template:En icon Venezuela from the Library of Congress Country Studies
- Other
- Template:En icon Template:Wikitravel
- Template:En icon Satellite views of Venezuela from Google Maps
- Template:En icon WikiMapia has one or more wiki satellite maps of Venezuela.
- Template:En icon Template:Dmoz