Venezuela
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
República Bolivariana de Venezuela (Spanish) |
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Motto: Dios y Federación (“God and Federation”) | |
Anthem: Gloria al Bravo Pueblo (Spanish)
(“Glory to the Brave People”)
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Land controlled by Venezuela shown in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled land shown in light green.
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Capital
and largest city |
Caracas 10°30′N 66°55′W / 10.500°N 66.917°W / 10.500; -66.917 |
Official languages | Spanish[b] |
Recognized regional languages | |
Ethnic groups
(2011)[1] |
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Religion
(2022)[2] |
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Demonym(s) | Venezuelan |
Government | Federal presidential republic under a centralized authoritarian state[3][4][5][6] |
Nicolás Maduro | |
Delcy Rodríguez | |
Legislature | National Assembly |
Independence from Spain | |
• Declared |
5 July 1811 |
• from Gran Colombia |
13 January 1830 |
• Recognized |
29 March 1845 |
20 December 1999[7] | |
Area | |
• Total |
916,445 km2 (353,841 sq mi) (32nd) |
• Water (%) |
3.2%[d] |
Population | |
• 2023 estimate |
30,518,260[8] (50th) |
• Density |
33.74/km2 (87.4/sq mi) (144st) |
GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total |
$191.329 billion[9] (81st) |
• Per capita |
$7,108[9] (159th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total |
$82.145 billion[9] (94th) |
• Per capita |
$3,052[9] (145th) |
Gini (2013) | 44.8[10] medium |
HDI (2021) | 0.691[11] medium · 120th |
Currency | Venezuelan bolívar (official) United States dollar (unofficial) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (CE) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +58 |
ISO 3166 code | VE |
Internet TLD | .ve |
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