Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela República Bolivariana de Venezuela (Spanish) | |
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Motto: Dios y Federación ("God and Federation") | |
 Land controlled by Venezuela shown in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled land shown in light green. | |
| Capital and largest city | Caracas 10°30′N 66°55′W / 10.500°N 66.917°W |
| Official languages | Spanish[b] |
| Recognized regional languages | |
| Ethnic groups (2011)[1] |
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| Religion (2012)[2] | 91% Christianity —71% Roman Catholic —17% Protestant —3% Other Christian 8% No religion 1% Other religions |
| Demonym(s) | Venezuelan |
| Government | Federal dominant-party presidential constitutional republic |
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| Delcy Rodríguez (constitutional position disputed) | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Independence | |
• from Spain | 5 July 1811 |
• from Gran Colombia | 13 January 1830 |
• Recognized | 29 March 1845 |
• Admitted to the United Nations | 15 November 1945 |
| 20 December 1999[4] | |
| Area | |
• Total | 916,445 km2 (353,841 sq mi) (32nd) |
• Water (%) | 3.2%[d] |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate |  28,887,118 [5][6] (government)28,067,000 (IMF)[7] (45th) |
• Density | 33.74/km2 (87.4/sq mi) (144st) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total |  $204.291 billion[8] |
• Per capita | $7,344[9] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $48.610 billion[9] (84th) |
• Per capita | $1,739[9] (146th) |
| Gini (2013) |  44.8[10]medium |
| HDI (2019) | 0.711[11] high · 113th |
| Currency | (VES) |
| 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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Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It has a territorial extension of 916,445 km2, and the population of Venezuela was estimated at 28 million in 2019. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas.