The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Venezuela:
Venezuela – sovereign country located in northern South America.[1] It comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea. The country borders Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Colombia to the west. Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, St. Lucia, Barbados, Curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the Leeward Antilles lie just north, off the Venezuelan coast. Falling within the tropics, Venezuela sits close to the equator, in the Northern Hemisphere. A former Spanish colony, which has been an independent republic since 1821, Venezuela holds territorial disputes with Guyana, largely concerning the Essequibo area, and with Colombia concerning the Gulf of Venezuela. In 1895, after the dispute over the Guyana border flared up, it was submitted to a neutral commission, which in 1899 decided it mostly in Guyana's favour.[2] Today, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is known widely for its petroleum industry, the environmental diversity of its territory, and its natural features. Venezuela is considered to be among the world's 17 most biodiverse countries.[3]
General reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Venezuela
- Official English country name: The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Common endonym(s): List of countries and capitals in native languages
- Official endonym(s): List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states
- Adjectival(s): Venezuela
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Venezuela
- International rankings of Venezuela
- ISO country codes: VE, VEN, 862
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:VE
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ve
Geography of Venezuela
- Venezuela is: a megadiverse country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
- Time zone: Venezuelan Standard Time (UTC-04:30)
- Extreme points of Venezuela
- High: Pico Bolívar 4,981 m (16,342 ft)
- Low: Lagunillas Municipality, Zulia −12 m (−39 ft)
- Land boundaries: 4,993 km
- Population of Venezuela: 28,018,018 (25 September 2008) – 53rd most populous country
- Area of Venezuela: 916,445 km2
- Atlas of Venezuela
Environment of Venezuela
- climate of Venezuela
- Environmental issues in Venezuela
- Protected areas of Venezuela
- Wildlife of Venezuela
Natural geographic features of Venezuela
Regions of Venezuela
Ecoregions of Venezuela
Administrative divisions of Venezuela
| Flag | State | Capital | Largest city | Population (2021)[4] | Population (2011) | Area (km2) | Density per km2 (2021) | Density per km2 (2011) | Region | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazonas | Puerto Ayacucho | 180,000 | 146,480 | 180,145 | 0.99 | 0.81 | Guayana | |||
| Anzoátegui | Barcelona | 1,570,000 | 1,469,747 | 43,300 | 36.26 | 33.94 | Eastern | |||
| Apure | San Fernando de Apure | 570,000 | 459,025 | 76,500 | 7.45 | 6.00 | Llanos | |||
| Aragua | Maracay | 1,640,000 | 1,630,308 | 7,014 | 233.82 | 232.44 | Central | |||
| Barinas | Barinas | 830,000 | 816,264 | 35,200 | 23.58 | 23.19 | Andean | |||
| Bolívar | Ciudad Bolívar | Ciudad Guayana | 1,730,000 | 1,410,964 | 238,000 | 7.27 | 5.93 | Guayana | ||
| Carabobo | Valencia | 2,240,000 | 2,245,744 | 4,650 | 481.72 | 482.96 | Central | |||
| Cojedes | San Carlos | 330,000 | 323,165 | 14,800 | 22.29 | 21.84 | Central | |||
| Delta Amacuro | Tucupita | 190,000 | 167,676 | 40,200 | 4.72 | 4.17 | Guayana | |||
| Falcón | Coro | Punto Fijo | 990,000 | 902,847 | 24,800 | 39.92 | 36.41 | Central-Western | ||
| Guárico | San Juan de los Morros | Calabozo | 830,000 | 747,739 | 64,986 | 12.77 | 11.51 | Llanos | ||
| La Guaira | La Guaira | 340,000 | 352,920 | 1,496 | 227.27 | 235.91 | Capital | |||
| Lara | Barquisimeto | 1,870,000 | 1,774,867 | 19,800 | 94.44 | 89.64 | Central-Western | |||
| Mérida | Mérida | 880,000 | 828,592 | 11,300 | 77.88 | 73.33 | Andean | |||
| Miranda | Los Teques | 2,970,000 | 2,675,165 | 7,950 | 373.58 | 336.50 | Capital | |||
| Monagas | Maturín | 930,000 | 905,443 | 28,930 | 32.15 | 31.30 | Eastern | |||
| Nueva Esparta | La Asunción | Porlamar | 570,000 | 491,610 | 1,150 | 495.65 | 427.90 | Insular | ||
| Portuguesa | Guanare | Acarigua | 930,000 | 876,496 | 15,200 | 61.18 | 57.66 | Central-Western | ||
| Sucre | Cumaná | 990,000 | 896,291 | 11,800 | 83.90 | 75.96 | Eastern | |||
| Táchira | San Cristóbal | 1,030,000 | 1,168,908 | 11,100 | 92.79 | 105.31 | Andean | |||
| Trujillo | Trujillo | Valera | 770,000 | 686,367 | 7,400 | 104.05 | 92.75 | Andean | ||
| Yaracuy | San Felipe | 670,000 | 600,852 | 7,100 | 94.37 | 84.63 | Central-Western | |||
| Zulia | Maracaibo | 3,830,000 | 3,704,404 | 63,100 | 60.70 | 58.71 | Zulian | |||
| Disputed state whose territory is controlled by Guyana: | ||||||||||
| Guayana Esequiba | Tumeremo (administrative center) | 128,000 | 125,000 | 159,542 | 0.8 | 0.78 | Guayana | |||
- Municipalities of Venezuela
- Capital of Venezuela: Caracas
- Cities of Venezuela
Government and politics of Venezuela
Branches of the government of Venezuela
- Government of Venezuela Venezuela's government has five branches.
Executive branch of the government of Venezuela
- Head of state and Head of government: President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro (Acting President: Delcy Rodríguez)
- Vice President of Venezuela, Vacant
- Cabinet of Venezuela
Legislative branch of the government of Venezuela
Judicial branch of the government of Venezuela
Court system of Venezuela
Citizen branch of the government of Venezuela
Electoral branch of the government of Venezuela
Foreign relations of Venezuela
Foreign relations of Venezuela
International organization membership
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a member of:[1]
- Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
- Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) (observer)
- Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Group of 15 (G15)
- Group of 24 (G24)
- Group of 77 (G77)
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Criminal Court (ICCt)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Development Association (IDA)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- Latin American Economic System (LAES)
- Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
- League of Arab States (LAS) (observer)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
- Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Organization of American States (OAS)
- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
- Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
- Rio Group (RG)
- Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) (associate)
- Unión Latina
- Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
- World Customs Organization (WCO)
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
Law and order in Venezuela
- Capital punishment in Venezuela
- Constitution of Venezuela
- Crime in Venezuela
- Human rights in Venezuela
- Law enforcement in Venezuela
Military of Venezuela
Local government in Venezuela
- Local government in Venezuela
History of Venezuela
History of Venezuela, by period
- List of years in Venezuela
- Pre-Columbian period in Venezuela (Prehistory–1522)
- Colonial Venezuela (1522–1821)
- Gran Colombia (1821–30)
- Republic of Venezuela (1830–1999)
- Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (1999–present)
History of Venezuela, by region
History of Venezuela, by subject
Culture of Venezuela
- Cuisine of Venezuela
- Languages of Venezuela
- Media in Venezuela
- National symbols of Venezuela
- People of Venezuela
- Prostitution in Venezuela
- Public holidays in Venezuela
- Religion in Venezuela
- World Heritage Sites in Venezuela
Art in Venezuela
Sports in Venezuela
Economy and infrastructure of Venezuela
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 35th (thirty-fifth)
- Agriculture in Venezuela
- Communications in Venezuela
- Companies of Venezuela
- Currency of Venezuela: Bolívar Fuerte
- Energy in Venezuela
- Health care in Venezuela
- Mining in Venezuela
- Tourism in Venezuela
- Transport in Venezuela
- Water supply and sanitation in Venezuela
- Hyperinflation in Venezuela
Education in Venezuela
See also
References
- ^ "Venezuela". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 2 July 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ "Venezuela Boundary Dispute, 1895-1899". www.globalsecurity.org
- ^ "South America Banks on Regional Strategy to Safeguard Quarter of Earth's Biodiversity". Conservation International. Archived from the original on 4 October 2003. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
- ^ "Population in Venezuela by state 2021". Statista. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ "Venezuela". U.S. Department of State
External links
- General references (in English)
- Venezuela. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- Venezuela at Encyclopædia Britannica
- Venezuela from the Library of Congress Country Studies
- Venezuela Information Office Archived 11 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- Other (in English)