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Capital Venezuela : |
Caracas .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Venezuela :
| Brazil 2,200 km, Colombia 2,050 km, Guyana 743 km .
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| Climate Venezuela :
| tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands .
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| Life expectancy Venezuela :
| 74.06 years .
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| Fertility rate Venezuela :
| 2.31 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Venezuela :
| federal republic .
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| Population Venezuela :
| 25,017,387 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Venezuela :
| 912,050 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Venezuela :
| 2,841,800 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Venezuela :
| 6,463,600 (2002) .
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| International Country Code Venezuela :
| 58.
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| Sex ratio total Venezuela :
| 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Venezuela ratio under 15 :
| 1.07 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Venezuela ratio 15 64 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Venezuela ratio 65 :
| 0.83 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Venezuela :
| $9.659 billion (2003) |
| HIV Venezuela :
| 0.5% - note: no country specific models provided (2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Venezuela :
| 47% (1998 est.) |
| Literacy Venezuela :
| 93,40% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Venezuela :
| 0,80% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Venezuela :
| 36.5% (1998) |
| Inflation Venezuela :
| 31.1% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Venezuela :
| 18% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Venezuela :
| 1,274,400 (2002) |
| Location Venezuela :
| Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana |
| Geographic Coordinates Venezuela :
| 8 00 N, 66 00 W |
| Religion Venezuela :
| nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2% |
| Administrative region Venezuela :
| 23 states (estados, singular - estado), 1 federal district* (distrito federal), and 1 federal dependency** (dependencia federal); Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Dependencias Federales**, Distrito Federal*, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Vargas, Yaracuy, Zulia |
| Terrain Venezuela :
| Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest; central plains (llanos); Guiana Highlands in southeast |
| Elevation extremes lowest Venezuela :
| Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Venezuela :
| Pico Bolivar (La Columna) 5,007 m |
| Natural resources Venezuela :
| petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds |
| Land use arable land Venezuela :
| 2,95% |
| Land use permanentcrops Venezuela :
| 0,92% |
| Irrigated land Venezuela :
| 540 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Venezuela :
| subject to floods, rockslides, mudslides; periodic droughts |
| Environment current issues Venezuela :
| sewage pollution of Lago de Valencia; oil and urban pollution of Lago de Maracaibo; deforestation; soil degradation; urban and industrial pollution, especially along the Caribbean coast; threat to the rainforest ecosystem from irresponsible mining operations |
| Geography note Venezuela :
| on major sea and air routes linking North and South America; Angel Falls in the Guiana Highlands is the world's highest waterfall |
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Divisions
Amazonas
Anzoategui
Apure
Aragua
Barinas
Bolivar
Carabobo
Cojedes
Delta Amacuro
Dependencias Federales
Distrito Federal
Falcon
Guarico
Lara
Merida
Miranda
Monagas
Nueva Esparta
Portuguesa
Sucre
Tachira
Trujillo
Vargas
Yaracuy
Zulia
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