Venezuela, South America
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 21 April 2025.
Venezuela is a country of the Americas continent, member of OPEC.
| Venezuela is located in | Americas Continent |
| Member of | OPEC since 1960 |
| Venezuela population | 28 300 854 inhabitants (2023 UN data) |
| Venezuela Area | 912 050 Km2 ( 566 721 sq mi) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 8° 00' N, 66° 00' W |
| 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 |
| Passport ranking | 41 |
Venezuela administrative divisions
- 23 states (estados),
- 1 capital district* (distrito capital),
- and 1 federal dependency** (dependencia federal);
- Amazonas,
- Anzoategui,
- Apure,
- Aragua,
- Barinas,
- Bolivar,
- Carabobo,
- Cojedes,
- Delta Amacuro,
- Dependencias Federales (Federal Dependencies)**,
- Distrito Capital (Capital District)*,
- Falcon,
- Guarico,
- La Guaira,
- Lara,
- Merida,
- Miranda,
- Monagas,
- Nueva Esparta,
- Portuguesa,
- Sucre,
- Tachira,
- Trujillo,
- Yaracuy,
- Zulia,
- note: the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands
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