Venezuela, South America

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Caracas, capital city of Venezuela

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Venezuela is a country of the Americas continent, member of OPEC.

Easy learning about Venezuela
Venezuela is located in	Americas Continent
Member of	OPEC since 1960
Venezuela has a population of	28,300,854 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Venezuela are called Venezuelans
The country’s total area is	912,050 Km² ( 566,721 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	142
Global Peace Index Score	3
Venezuela’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 124 countries Venezuela passport ranks in position nº 41 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Venezuela GDP per capita is	$4,068 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Venezuela ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Venezuela EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Moderate proficiency in English has a score of 510 ranks 57th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	8° 00' N, 66° 00' W Open in Google Maps
Venezuela Capital city	Caracas
Neighbouring countries	Guyana, Brazil, Colombia.
Venezuela Climate	tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
Most predominant religion	Roman Catholic,
Second most predominant religion	Protestant
Currency name & code	Bolivar Soberano (VES)
Internet ccTLD	.ve
Venezuela calling code	+58

23 states (estados), 1 capital district* (distrito capital), and 1 federal dependency** (dependencia federal)

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