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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
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- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Venezuela
- Official English country name: The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- 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
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- 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
- File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 2,200 km
Colombia 2,050 km
Guyana 743 km
- Coastline: 2,800 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
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- climate of Venezuela
- Environmental issues in Venezuela
- Protected areas of Venezuela
- Wildlife of Venezuela
Natural geographic features of Venezuela
[edit | edit source]Regions of Venezuela
[edit | edit source]Ecoregions of Venezuela
[edit | edit source]- List of ecoregions in Venezuela
Administrative divisions of Venezuela
[edit | edit source]Administrative divisions of Venezuela
- Provinces of Venezuela
- Districts of Venezuela
Provinces of Venezuela
[edit | edit source]Districts of Venezuela
[edit | edit source]- Districts of Venezuela
Municipalities of Venezuela
[edit | edit source]- Municipalities of Venezuela
- Capital of Venezuela: Caracas
- Cities of Venezuela
Demography of Venezuela
[edit | edit source]Government and politics of Venezuela
[edit | edit source]Branches of the government of Venezuela
[edit | edit source]- Government of Venezuela Venezuela's government has five branches.
Executive branch of the government of Venezuela
[edit | edit source]Legislative branch of the government of Venezuela
[edit | edit source]Judicial branch of the government of Venezuela
[edit | edit source]Court system of Venezuela
Citizen branch of the government of Venezuela
[edit | edit source]Electoral branch of the government of Venezuela
[edit | edit source]Foreign relations of Venezuela
[edit | edit source]Foreign relations of Venezuela
International organization membership
[edit | edit source]The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Venezuela
[edit | edit source]- Capital punishment in Venezuela
- Constitution of Venezuela
- Crime in Venezuela
- Human rights in Venezuela
- Law enforcement in Venezuela
Military of Venezuela
[edit | edit source]Local government in Venezuela
[edit | edit source]- Local government in Venezuela
History of Venezuela
[edit | edit source]History of Venezuela, by period
[edit | edit source]- List of years in Venezuela
- Pre-Columbian period in Venezuela (Prehistory–1522)
- Colonial Venezuela (1522–1821)
- Viceroyalty of New Granada
- Captaincy General of Venezuela
- First Republic of Venezuela (5 July 1811 to 25 July 1812)
- Second Republic of Venezuela
- Venezuelan War of Independence
- Third Republic of Venezuela (1817–19)
- Gran Colombia (1821–30)
- Republic of Venezuela (1830–1999)
- Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (1999–present)
History of Venezuela, by region
[edit | edit source]History of Venezuela, by subject
[edit | edit source]Culture of Venezuela
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]Sports in Venezuela
[edit | edit source]- Sports in Venezuela
- The first and most important sport in Venezuela is Baseball
- Football in Venezuela
- Venezuela at the Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of Venezuela
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]See also
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
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- 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)
Venezuela travel guide from Wikivoyage
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