Venezuela: Facts & Stats

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Facts

Also Known As República Bolivariana de Venezuela • Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Head Of State And Government President: Nicolás Maduro2
Capital Caracas
Population (2024 est.) 34,093,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 3640472.695 Venezuelan bolivar
Form Of Government federal multiparty republic with a unicameral legislature (National Assembly [1671])
Official Language Spanish3
Official Religion none
Official Name República Bolivariana de Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela)
Total Area (Sq Km) 916,445
Total Area (Sq Mi) 353,839
Monetary Unit bolívar soberano4 (plural bolívares soberanos; Bs S)
Population Rank (2023) 44
Population Projection 2030 36,011,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2024) 96.4
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2024) 37.2
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 88.5% • Rural: (2024) 11.5%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2022) 70.1 years • Female: (2022) 76.6 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: not available • Female: not available
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2014) 392,925
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2014) 13,010
1Includes three seats reserved for indigenous residents.2On January 23, 2019, Juan Guaidó, head of the National Assembly, declared himself Venezuela’s acting president, claiming that the constitution justified his action because the allegedly fraudulent election of Nicolás Maduro in May 2018 had left the country without a president. Maduro refused to relinquish the office. In December 2022 the National Assembly voted to remove Guaidó from office. He was replaced by a three-member leadership team led by Dinorah Figueroa.3Indigenous Indian languages are also official.4The bolívar was redenominated on August 20, 2018; as of this date 100,000 bolívares fuertes (VEF) = 1 (new) bolívar or bolívar soberano (Bs S).

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Map showing the countries of South America with national capitals and surrounding bodies of water, including the Atlantic and Pacific.
South America
continent
Caracas
Caracas
national capital, Venezuela
church of San Francisco, Coro, Venezuela
Coro
Venezuela
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Barquisimeto
Barquisimeto
Venezuela
Angel Falls
Bolívar
state, Venezuela
Valencia
Venezuela
Monagas
state, Venezuela
Ciudad Guayana
Venezuela
Bird Island
islet, Caribbean Sea
Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela
Ciudad Bolívar
Venezuela
Eastern University, Cumaná, Venezuela
Cumaná
Venezuela
Mérida city, Venezuela
Mérida
state, Venezuela
Barinas
state, Venezuela

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