Venezuela

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Venezuela

Federal presidential republic, independant since 1811

Region:
South America
Area:
912,050 km²
Local name:
Venezuela
Capital:
Caracas
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Current time in Venezuela:

The countrywide time in Venezuela is Venezuelan Standard Time (VET).
As in many countries near the equator, there is also no daylight saving time in Venezuela.
So there is all over the year the same difference of -4 hours to Greenwich Mean Time.

Sunrise and sunset

Population

31,977,000
35.06
Ø 70.6 years
Life expectancy females:
Ø 78.8 years
Birthrate:
19.0 ‰
Deathrate:
5.6 ‰
Males/Females:
49.7% : 50.3%

Population pyramid

Population pyramid Venezuela 2017
The currency in Venezuela is Bolívar fuerte (VEF).
1 Bolívar fuerte is divided into 100 Céntimos.
Status: 08/16/2018
1 US Dollar = 248,509 Bolívar fuerte
100.000 Bolívar fuerte = 0.40 US Dollar

The climate in Venezuela

In Venezuela, as in all equatorial countries, there is a tropical climate. Unlike in Europe or the USA, there is almost no difference between the seasons. The daylight hours vary little, and the temperature differences between summer and winter are also lesser. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 31 and 32 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 36 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to 21°C in a month's average.

Average daytime and nighttime temperatures

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Languages

Official language:
Spanish

mother tonguedistribution
Spanish96.9 %
Goajiro0.4 %
Warrau0.1 %
other2.6 %

Religions

Branchdistribution
Roman Catholics96.0%
Protestants2.0%
other2.0%

Economy more...

(per year)
GDP:363.09 bn €
Exportations:25,812.2 M €
Importations:15,712.1 M €
Tourism receipts:493.27 M €
Unemployment rate:8.1 %
Inflation rate:254.95 %
corruption index:18 (very bad)
Energy consumption:74.0 bn kWh

Land use

4% Urban areas:34,404 km²
24% Agricultural areas:216,014 km²
51% Forest:466,869 km²
3% Water areas:30,000 km²
18% Others:164,763 km²

Transport more...

Roadways:96,189 km
Railways:447 km
Waterways:7,100 km
Airports:444

Venezuela is a country on the north coast of South America on the Caribbean Sea. The land has a total area of 912,050 km² and a total coastline of 2,800 km. This area is approximately 0% of the area of Texas. The country has 418 partially uninhabited islands in the open sea. There are direct national borders with the 3 neighbouring countries Brazil, Colombia and Guyana. The distance between New York City and the Capital Caracas is about 3,430 km.

Most important cities in Venezuela

CityRegionPopulation
Caracas / CapitalCapital1,944,000
MaracaiboZulia1,899,000
MaracayAragua955,000
ValenciaCarabobo830,000
BarquisimetoLara809,000
Ciudad GuayanaBolívar747,000
BarcelonaAnzoátegui425,000
MaturínMonagas411,000
Puerto La CruzAnzoátegui370,000
PetareMiranda365,000
BarinasBarinas353,000
TurmeroAragua345,000
Ciudad BolívarBolívar338,000
MéridaMérida300,000
Alto BarinasBarinas284,000
Santa TeresaMiranda279,000
CumanáSucre258,000
San CristóbalTáchira247,000
MucumpizMérida215,000
CabimasZulia201,000
CoroFalcón195,000
Puerto CabelloCarabobo174,000
AcariguaPortuguesa144,000
Punto FijoFalcón132,000
CalabozoGuárico117,000
GuanarePortuguesa112,000
CarúpanoSucre112,000
Catia La MarVargas107,000
CaroraLara94,000
ValeraTrujillo94,000




Political indicators

(Based on the "Worldwide Governance Indicators" project of the World Bank)

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Death penalty:abolished in 1863



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