Venezuela
Venezuela is in South America, with its capital at Caracas and an area of about 916,445 km². Explore its flag, anthem, population, GDP ranking, government, natural resources, provinces and major cities on an interactive 3D globe.
- Official name
- Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Capital
- Caracas
- Region
- Americas · South America
- Area
- 916,445 km²
- Languages
- Spanish
- Currencies
- Venezuelan bolívar soberano (VES)
- Government
- Federal presidential republic
- Natural resources
- petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds
- 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
- Main exports
- crude petroleum, petroleum coke, scrap iron, alcohols, fertilizers
First-level divisions (25)
- Amazonas
- Anzoátegui
- Apure
- Aragua
- Bolívar
- Carabobo
- Cojedes
- Delta Amacuro
- Falcón
- Federal Dependencies
- Guárico State
- Lara
- Merida
- Miranda
- Monagas
- Nueva Esparta
- Portuguesa
- Sucre
- Tachira
- Yaracuy
- Zulia
- Barinas
- Trujillo
- Vargas state
- Capital
Major cities
- Caracas (population 2,985,000)
- Maracaibo (population 2,072,000)
- Valencia (population 1,770,000)
- Barquisimeto (population 1,116,000)
- Maracay (population 1,007,000)
- Ciudad Guayana (population 746,535)
- Barcelona (population 600,954)
- Puerto la Cruz (population 546,616)
- Cabimas (population 441,094)
- San Cristóbal (population 438,798)
- Maturín (population 410,972)
- Mérida (population 345,489)
- Ciudad Bolívar (population 338,000)
- Cumaná (population 317,603)
- Maiquetía (population 315,442)