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Venezuela

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Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and various islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It comprises an area of 912,050 km2 (352,140 sq mi), with a population estimated at 31.8 million in 2025. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, on the south by Brazil, on the east by Guyana, and on the northeast by Trinidad and Tobago. Venezuela consists of 23 states, the Capital District, and the Federal Dependencies covering Venezuela's offshore islands. Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America, with an estimated urbanization rate of 88.4% in 2022. The vast majority of Venezuelans live in urban areas in the north, including in the capital.

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Capital
Caracas
Population
31,250,306
Area
912,050 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Federal presidential republic
Currency
sovereign bolivar
Languages
Spanish 98.2%, Indigenous 1.3%, Portuguese 0.1%
Sells
crude petroleum, petroleum coke, scrap iron, alcohols
Sells to
USA 50%, China 10%, Spain 9%
Land borders
3: Brazil, Colombia, Guyana
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+58
Founded
1845
Hemisphere
Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Spanishofficial
98.2%
1.3%
0.1%

Largest cities

Caracas  capital 3,000,000
Maracaibo 1,752,602
Valencia 1,619,470
Barquisimeto 1,240,714
Ciudad Guayana 978,202

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

Form of government

Federal presidential republic.

Climate and geography

tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands

Climate zone

Highest point

Northern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Simon Bolivar
Simon Bolivar Liberator of northern South America Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco was a Venezuelan military officer and statesman who led what are currently the countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela to independence from the Spanish...
Hugo Chavez
Hugo Chavez President, 1999-2013 Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan politician, revolutionary, and military officer who was the president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013.
Francisco de Miranda
Francisco de Miranda Precursor of independence Sebastián Francisco de Miranda y Rodríguez de Espinoza, commonly known as Francisco de Miranda, was a Venezuelan military leader and revolutionary who fought in the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolution and the Spanish American wars of...