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The Google Maps above shows Venezuela with its location: South America (geographic coordinates: 8 00 N, 66 00 W) and the international borders of Venezuela; total: 5,267 km. Border countries (total: 3): Brazil 2,137 km, Colombia 2,341 km, Guyana 789 km; furthermore, it’s inland counties boundaries.
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About Venezuela in detail
Where is Venezuela?
In case, Venezuela is looking on the map under the Coordinates 10 29 N 66 52 W otherwise in South America, in Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana.
What is the capital city of Venezuela?
The capital city of Venezuela is Caracas.
What is the time in Caracas?
It is 1 hour ahead of Washington, D.C. during Standard Time; Caracas’s timezone is UTC-4.
What is the Internet code for Venezuela?
The Top Level Domain (TLD) for Venezuela is: .ve
What is the size of Venezuela?
The territory of Venezuela is total: 912,050 sq km; land: 882,050 sq km, water: 30,000 sq km.
If we want to describe the size of Venezuela’s territory is almost six times the size of Georgia, slightly more than twice the size of California.
If we would like to walk around and discover Venezuela, we can cover a total distance: 5,267 km.
What is the water coverage of Venezuela?
We have already mentioned what percentage of Venezuela is covered by water (see below), and this includes 2,800 km coastline.
What is the climate like in Venezuela?
The climate of Venezuela is tropical: hot, humid: more moderate in highlands.
Geographical data of Venezuela
Venezuela’s elevation; mean elevation: 450 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: the Caribbean Sea 0 m, highest point: Pico Bolivar 5,007 m.
Venezuela’s specific geographical details include Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in the northwest; central plains (llanos); the Guiana Highlands in the southeast.
Suppose we would like to describe the countries location from a different perspective. In that case, it is safe to say, and easy to read from a map, Venezuela is on major sea and air routes linking North and South America; Angel Falls in the Guiana Highlands is the world’s highest waterfall.
Resources and land use of Venezuela
The country’s main mined products are petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds. The population partly uses the earlier highlighted land territory and partly left in its natural state: agricultural land: 24.5%; arable land 3.1%; permanent crops 0.8%; permanent pasture 20.6%; forest: 52.1%; other: 23.4% (2011 estimate).
Population data of Venezuela
The number of inhabitants of Venezuela is 30,912,302 (July 2016 estimate).
Let’s examine the proportion of the population distribution. It is safe to say that most of the population is concentrated in the northern and western highlands along an eastern spur at the north end of the Andes, which includes Caracas’ capital.
If we look at the proportion of the urbanized and barely populated areas, these are the figures: urban population: 89% of the total population (2015).
Most of Venezuela’s population is concentrated in CARACAS (capital), 2.916 million; Maracaibo 2.196 million; Valencia 1.734 million; Maracay 1.166 million; Barquisimeto 1.039 million (2015).
Ethnicity in Venezuela
According to ethnicity details, the ethnic groups are Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people.
The spoken languages in Venezuela are the following: Spanish (official language), numerous indigenous dialects.
What are the most important religions in Venezuela?
During the general census, researchers examine the churches, according to this: nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%.
Further population data of Venezuela
The proportion of gender and age tells a lot about the society as follows 0-14 years: 27.68% (male 4,385,415 / female 4,170,160) 15-24 years: 17.27% (male 2,709,359 / female 2,629,097) 25-54 years: 40.4% (male 6,182,604 / female 6,304,876) 55-64 years: 7.84% (male 1,162,400 / female 1,260,451) 65 years and over: 6.82% (male 952,627 / female 1,155,313) (2016 estimate). It also a significant factor in a society the population growth rate, which in the case of Venezuela is 1.28% (2016 estimate).
The population growth rate is based on two elements, the birth, and the death rate. In Venezuela the birth rate is 19.2 births / 1,000 population (2016 estimate), the death rate 5.2 deaths / 1,000 population (2016 estimate).
In this day and age in developed societies, the first child borns later compared to the previous centuries and decades, so childbearing is extended. In Venezuela, the average age of mothers at the first childbirth is N/A.
Although the children’s birth is postponed in the best-case scenario, the parents can still see their kids grow as life expectancy also extended. In the case of Venezuela, these figures are. With the introduction of modern medicine, vaccinations, and the proper hygienic conditions, the infant mortality rate is in a steep decline. The infant mortality statistics in Venezuela are the following: N/A. Relevant data is the budget of healthcare, which is in the case of this country is 5.3% of GDP (2014).
Economic data of Venezuela
Suppose we would like to describe a country. We also have to mention its economy; Venezuela remains highly dependent on oil revenues, accounting for almost all export earnings, and nearly half of the government’s revenue. In 2016 the GDP contracted 10%, inflation hit 545%, and people faced widespread consumer goods shortages. Falling oil prices since 2014 have aggravated Venezuela’s economic crisis. Insufficient access to dollars, price controls, and rigid labor regulations have led some US and multinational firms to reduce or shut down their Venezuelan operations. Under President Nicolas MADURO, the Venezuelan Government’s response to the economic crisis has increased state control over the economy and blame the private sector for the shortages.
GDP is a prominent figure, as all the relevant calculations and statistics are based on it. GDP in Venezuela is $333.7 billion (2015 estimate).
Another important indicator is the rate of GDP growth, which in Venezuela is -10% (2016 estimate) -6.2% (2015 estimate) -3.9% (2014 estimate).
These statistics affect the world economy; remember, in 2015, the Chinese real GDP growth rate was worse than expected; The world markets fall, and the Chinese stock exchange was temporarily suspended.
A further major factor of a country’s economy, the GDP per capita. In Venezuela this is $15,100 (2016 estimate) $17,000 (2015 estimate) $18,400 (2014 estimate).
In the economy, the Trinity is in common places, such as agriculture, industry, and services.
What are the agricultural products Venezuela produces?
Venezuela’s main agricultural products are corn, sorghum, sugarcane, rice, bananas, vegetables, coffee, beef, pork, milk, eggs; fish.
The essential segments are agricultural products, livestock, raw materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, construction materials, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, iron and steel products, crude oil, and petroleum products. The crucial and regularly mentioned GDP is based on agricultural products, livestock, raw materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, construction materials, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, iron and steel products, crude oil, and petroleum products.
Drinking water source in Venezuela
It is essential to mention that – thanks to the development of the infrastructure -, the rate of potable water improved: urban: 95% of the population, rural: 77.9% of the population, total: 93.1% of the population. Unimproved: urban: 5% of the population, rural: 22.1% of the people, total: 6.9% of the population (2015 estimate).
The average number of childbirth in Venezuela
In Venezuela, the average delivery number is 2.35 children born / woman (2016 estimate).
Population, median age, migration, and citizenship in Venezuela
The population’s average age is 28 years; male: 27.3 years, female: 28.7 years (2016 estimate). The age of adulthood varies in every country of the world in Venezuela; it is 18 years of age, universal.
When we are experiencing an unprecedented scale of migration and globalization, it is an important factor in the number of new immigrants. In Venezuela is -1.2 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2016 estimate). It is important to know how to apply for citizenship: citizenship by birth: yes. Citizenship by descent: yes. Dual citizenship recognized: no—the residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years.
Is Venezuela a safe destination? Healthcare services and infectious diseases in Venezuela
Many of the travelers are looking into the healthcare services and infectious diseases of their destinations. In Venezuela, the hospital beds’ density is 0.9 beds / 1,000 population (2011).
According to the WHO rating regarding contagious diseases in Venezuela, the degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A. Vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria. Note: active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016).
However, HIV is not curable but maintainable. Let’s do not forget when the disease surfaced; it was a world threatening condition. Unfortunately, in some countries, it is still very high the number of infected patients and fatalities due to the disease.
In Venezuela, the number of HIV/AIDS deaths: N/A.
Regarding tourism obesity, not an important issue, but we have to mention health statistics, as it is the plague of the 20th and the 21st century. The rate of obese adults in Venezuela is 24.3% (2014).
What are the natural hazards in Venezuela? Is there any?
The most known natural risk in Venezuela is subject to floods, rockslides, mudslides, periodic droughts.
More interesting facts about Venezuela
A few words about the past, as every country and society, are connected to its history; Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from Gran Colombia’s collapse in 1830 (the others being Ecuador and New Granada, which became Colombia). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who promoted the oil industry and allowed for some social reforms. Democratically elected governments have held sway since 1959. Under Hugo CHAVEZ, president from 1999 to 2013, and his hand-picked successor, President Nicolas MADURO, the executive branch has exercised increasingly authoritarian control over other government branches.
Simultaneously, democratic institutions have deteriorated, threats to freedom of expression have increased, and political polarization has grown. The ruling party’s economic policies have expanded the state’s role in the economy through expropriations of major enterprises, strict currency exchange and price controls that discourage private-sector investment and production, and overdependence on the petroleum industry revenues, among others. Current concerns include an increasingly politicized military, rampant violent crime, high inflation, and widespread shortages of basic consumer goods, medicine, and medical supplies.
In every nation’s memory, some cornerstones placed the country on the timeline of history. The date of declaration of independence of Venezuela: 5 July 1811 (from Spain).
The flag and other symbols of Venezuela
The colors, symbols, and animals on the flag usually have a historical background or an important milestone or memory of the nation.
This case is not an exception either; three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), blue, and red with the coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band and an arc of eight white five-pointed stars centered in the blue band; the flag retains the three equal horizontal bands and three main colors of the banner of Gran Colombia, the South American republic that broke up in 1830; yellow is interpreted as standing for the riches of the land, blue for the courage of its people, and red for the bloodshed in attaining independence; the seven stars on the original flag represented the seven provinces in Venezuela that united in the war of independence; in 2006, President Hugo CHAVEZ ordered an eighth star added to the star arc – a decision that sparked much controversy – to conform with the flag proclaimed by Simon Bolivar in 1827 and to represent the historic province of Guayana.
Apart from the flag, the symbol of national unity is the national anthem. The anthem’s primary purpose is to share the nation’s core values, endeavors, and patriotic feelings.
National symbols of Venezuela: troupial (bird); national colors: yellow, blue, red.
Constitution of Venezuela
The existence of the nation is based on the constitution. Some constitutions knew worldwide, like the U.S. Constitution that was accepted on the 17th of September 1787, in Philadelphia, the United States of America’s Constitution.
It is not related to the declaration of independence that was stolen by Nicolas Cage in the movie National Treasure 🙂
What is the legal system of Venezuela?
Most of the time, the legal system of a country is the focus of lawyers. It is a common fact that there are two main approaches in the world, “the law in books” and “the law in action.”
In the Anglo-Saxon world, the practice is the “law in action,” while in the rest of the world, the law is based on Roman law, the “law in books.”
The legal system of Venezuela is a civil law system based on the Spanish civil code.
It was Aristotle who founded the Theory of 3 separations of powers. In his view, these are the council of public affairs, the magistrates, and the justice system. The age of enlightenment was the time when terminologies have defined the way we still use them. In most democratic countries, the three authorities separated from each other. In dictatorships, the rules usually interweaved in one hand.
About the legislative branch of Venezuela, we can highlight the following structures unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (167 seats; 113 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 51 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote, and three seats reserved for indigenous peoples of Venezuela; members serve 5-year terms).
About the unemployment rate, labor force, and poverty line in Venezuela
One of the major problems of the 21st-century economy is unemployment. Governments are struggling to maintain a low level of the unemployment rate. Still, as a result of automation, the cheap 3rd world labor, and the outsourcing of workflow, these attempts fail. In Venezuela, the labor force is 14.16 million (2016 estimate). Please bear in mind that the population in Venezuela is total: 12.5 deaths / 1,000 live births; male: 13.1 deaths / 1,000 live births, female: 11.9 deaths / 1,000 live births (2016 estimate) – as we already mentioned above.
The rate of unemployment in Venezuela is 10.5% (2016 estimate).
Widely known that the gap between the rich and poor is widening on an enormous scale.
According to the 2017 shocking Oxfam report, the most affluent eight people’s fortune is equal to the wealth of the poorest half of the world’s population.
In Venezuela, the households’ income and consumption compared to the entire population: lowest 10%: 1.7% highest 10%: 32.7% (2006).
Another widely used indicator is the so-called GINI index, which measures the inequalities of statistical dispersion, but is mainly used for measuring the sharing of income and fortune.
The GINI index was named after its founder Corrado Gini, an Italian economist. Gini index has grades between 0-1, but often it is used on a percentage basis. It is 0 if the examined criteria territorial distribution is equal. It is one of the criteria concentrated on the territory. In Venezuela, the GINI index is .39 (2011).
The states usually set up a poverty line, which is more or less, is a subjective measure. It varies by country; its base is often the minimum pension, the incomes of the most deficient 20 percent, the X percent of income per capita Etc.
In Venezuela, the poverty line people are the lowest 10%: 1.7% highest 10%: 32.7% (2006).
About the budget and central governments debt of Venezuela
The available budget mainly defines the state’s economy. Venezuela’s budget is; revenues: $95.62 billion, expenditures: $228.8 billion (2016 estimate). Taxes and other revenues are 28.7% of GDP (2016 estimate).
The budget deficit (Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)) is N/A.
The fiscal year in Venezuela is the calendar year.
In the country’s economy, we have to consider the public debt. Public debt is the consolidated sum of the state’s local, federal, and central government debt.
Inflation rate and prime lending rate in Venezuela
A few further interesting and relevant economic data are the following; Inflation rate: 545.9% (2016 estimate), 121.7% (2015 estimate), and the rate of the Commercial bank prime lending rate: 22.5% (31 December 2016 estimate).
Export/import partners and data of Venezuela
Venezuela, with the export of products, industrial tools, and other services, generates revenue. The export value in Venezuela is: $28.07 billion (2016 estimate), $38.45 billion (2015 estimate). The total revenue of these activities: petroleum and petroleum products, bauxite and aluminum, minerals, chemicals, agricultural products.
Venezuela’s most important export partners are the US 26.6%, India 13.7%, China 11.7%, Cuba 6.4% (2015).
The most important imported products are agricultural products, livestock, raw materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, construction materials, medical equipment, petroleum products, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, iron and steel products, and the countries from where the import is coming: US 18.4%, China 15.3%, Brazil 9.7%, Colombia 5.9%, Mexico 4.2% (2015).
Renewable energies used in Venezuela
To suppress the pollution of the environment, renewable energies have to replace the fossil energy. The more the proportion of renewable energies in a country means more effort against pollution. Venezuela, the indicator of how much of the country’s produced energy is coming from the hydroelectric source, is 55.6% of total installed capacity (2012 estimate).
To indicate how much another renewable energy produced is 0.1% of total installed capacity (2012 estimate).
Telecommunication data of Venezuela, calling code
To maintain the economy, the development of a reliable and modern telecommunications infrastructure is crucial. We can say the following about Venezuela; modern and expanding. Domestic: 2 domestic satellite systems with three earth stations; recent substantial improvement in telephone service in rural areas; a substantial increase in digitalization of exchanges and trunk lines; installing a national interurban fiber-optic network capable. International: country code – 58; submarine cable systems provide connectivity to Cuba and the Caribbean, Central and South America, and the US; satellite earth stations – 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 PanAmSat; participating with Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia in (2013).
Transport infrastructure in Venezuela
In the 21st century, we often say that the world has become small and there are no distances anymore. With widespread air travel when (sometimes) there are no visa restrictions, it is easy to reach other countries, but if the distance is not too long, we can also use railway or water transportation.
The number of airports in Venezuela: 444 (2013), and the number of heliports: 3 (2013).
The total length of the roadways in Venezuela: total: 96,189 km (2014).
The total length of the waterways in Venezuela: 7,100 km (Orinoco River (400 km) and Lake de Maracaibo navigable by oceangoing vessels) (2011).
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Facts & data about Venezuela
Name of the country: conventional long way: the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, traditional short form: Venezuela, local long form: Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela, local short state: Venezuela, etymology: native stilt-houses built on Lake Maracaibo reminded early explorers Alonso de OJEDA and Amerigo VESPUCCI in 1499 of buildings in Venice, and so they named the region “Venezuola,” which in Italian means “Little Venice.”
| Abbreviation: Venezuela | Geographic coordinates: 8 00 N, 66 00 W |
Country Location: South America |
| Capital of Venezuela: Caracas | GPS of the Capital: 10 29 N 66 52 W |
Position: Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana |
| Land area: total: 912,050 sq km; land: 882,050 sq km, water: 30,000 sq km | Terrain: Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest; central plains (llanos); Guiana Highlands in the southeast |
Area comparative: almost six times the size of Georgia; slightly more than twice the size of California |
| Population: 30,912,302 (July 2016 estimate) | Population grow rate: 1.28% (2016 estimate) | Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s) / female, 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s) / female, 15-24 years: 1.03 male(s) / female, 25-54 years: 0.98 male(s) / female, 55-64 years: 0.92 male(s) / female, 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s) / female, total population: 0.99 male(s) / female (2016 estimate) |
| Exports: $28.07 billion (2016 estimate), $38.45 billion (2015 estimate) | Imports: $27.13 billion (2016 estimate), $36.46 billion (2015 estimate) | Import partners: US 18.4%, China 15.3%, Brazil 9.7%, Colombia 5.9%, Mexico 4.2% (2015) |
| Urbanization: urban population: 89% of the total population (2015) | Major urban area(s): CARACAS (capital) 2.916 million; Maracaibo 2.196 million; Valencia 1.734 million; Maracay 1.166 million; Barquisimeto 1.039 million (2015) | Median age: total: 28 years; male: 27.3 years, female: 28.7 years (2016 estimate) |
| Internet users: total: 18.113 million. Percent of the population: 61.9% (July 2015 estimate) | Telephones (fixed-lines): total subscriptions: 7,780,096. Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 27 (July 2015 estimate) | Telephones (mobile, cellular): total: 29.094 million. Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 99 (July 2015 estimate) |
| Unemployment rate: 10.5% (2016 estimate) | Nationality: Venezuelan(s) adjective: Venezuelan | National holidays: Independence Day, 5 July (1811) |
| Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.8 years. Male: 72.7 years, female: 78.9 years (2016 estimate) | Total fertility rate: 2.35 children born / woman (2016 estimate) | Birthrate: 19.2 births / 1,000 population (2016 estimate) |
| Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write. Total population: 96.3%; male: 96.4%, female: 96.2% (2015 estimate) | Legal system: civil law system based on the Spanish civil code | Suffrage: 18 years of age, universal |
| Industries: agricultural products, livestock, raw materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, construction materials, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, iron and steel products, crude oil and petroleum products | Industrial production growth rate: -8% (2016 estimate) | GDP real growth rate: -10% (2016 estimate) -6.2% (2015 estimate) -3.9% (2014 estimate) |
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