Venezuela holds Angel Falls, the highest uninterrupted waterfall on Earth at 979 metres. Lightning strikes almost nightly over Lake Maracaibo, more often than anywhere else.
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Easy learning about Venezuela
The capital city of Venezuela is Caracas, capital city of Venezuela.
Word: Arepa
Meaning: corn cake
Administrative Divisions
23 states, 1 capital district and 1 federal dependency.
States:
- Amazonas
- Anzoátegui
- Apure
- Aragua
- Barinas
- Bolívar
- Carabobo
- Cojedes
- Delta Amacuro
- Falcón
- Guárico
- La Guaira
- Lara
- Mérida
- Miranda
- Monagas
- Nueva Esparta
- Portuguesa
- Sucre
- Táchira
- Trujillo
- Yaracuy
- Zulia
Capital district:
- Capital District
Federal dependency:
- Federal Dependencies
States, capital district and federal dependencies of Venezuela map
Venezuela is a Country located in the South America sub-region in the continent of Americas, member of OPEP.
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Height
0 m (0 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), above 3000 m (9840 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)
Basic Information
Capital City: Caracas, capital city of Venezuela
Population: 28,516,896 (UN)
Area: 912,050 km² / 566,721 sq mi
People from Venezuela are called: Venezuelans
Geography
Latitude: 7.182° N
Longitude: 64.599° W
Geographical Subregion: South America
Continental Region: Americas
Climate
tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 57 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 510 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Moderate Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 133 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 2.516 (GPI)
Economy
GDP per Capita: $3,736 (IMF)
GDP per Capita Position: 138
Currency: Bolivar Soberano
Currency Code: VES
Human Development
HDI Rank: 121 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.709
Mean Years of Schooling: 9.7
Expected Years of Schooling: 13.0
Life Expectancy at Birth: 72.5 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Catholic
Second Most Predominant: Protestant
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
International Memberships
OPEP - since 1960
Technical Information
TLD: .ve
Calling Code: +58
MapGeo Name: Venezuela
MapGeo Code: VE