Outline of Venezuela

An enlargeable relief map of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Venezuela:

Venezuela – sovereign country located in northern South America.^[1] Venezuela comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea. The country borders Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Colombia to the west. Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, St. Lucia, Barbados, Curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the Leeward Antilles lie just north, off the Venezuelan coast. Falling within the tropics, Venezuela sits close to the equator, in the Northern Hemisphere. A former Spanish colony, which has been an independent republic since 1821, Venezuela holds territorial disputes with Guyana, largely concerning the Essequibo area, and with Colombia concerning the Gulf of Venezuela. In 1895, after the dispute over the Guyana border flared up, it was submitted to a neutral commission, which in 1899 decided it mostly in Guyana's favour.^[2] Today, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is known widely for its petroleum industry, the environmental diversity of its territory, and its natural features. Venezuela is considered to be among the world's 17 most biodiverse countries.^[3]

General reference

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An enlargeable basic map of Venezuela

Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Venezuela
Official English country name: The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Venezuela
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Venezuela
International rankings of Venezuela
ISO country codes: VE, VEN, 862
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:VE
Internet country code top-level domain: .ve

Geography of Venezuela

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An enlargeable topographic map of Venezuela

Venezuela is: a megadiverse country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
  - Latin America
    - South America
- Time zone: Venezuelan Standard Time (UTC-04:30)
- Extreme points of Venezuela
  - High: Pico Bolívar 4,981 m (16,342 ft)
  - Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 4,993 km

Brazil 2,200 km

Colombia 2,050 km

Guyana 743 km

Coastline: 2,800 km

Population of Venezuela: 28,018,018 (25 September 2008) - 42nd most populous country
Area of Venezuela: 916,445 km²
Atlas of Venezuela

Environment of Venezuela

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An enlargeable satellite image of Venezuela

Natural geographic features of Venezuela

Regions of Venezuela

Ecoregions of Venezuela

Administrative divisions of Venezuela

Provinces of Venezuela
- Districts of Venezuela
  - Municipalities of Venezuela

Provinces of Venezuela

Districts of Venezuela

Municipalities of Venezuela

Capital of Venezuela: Caracas
Cities of Venezuela

Demography of Venezuela

Government and politics of Venezuela

Main article: Government of Venezuela and Politics of Venezuela

Form of government: federal republic^[4]
Capital of Venezuela: Caracas

Branches of the government of Venezuela

Venezuela's government has five branches.

Executive branch of the government of Venezuela

Legislative branch of the government of Venezuela

National Assembly of Venezuela

Judicial branch of the government of Venezuela

Supreme Tribunal of Justice (Venezuela)

Citizen branch of the government of Venezuela

Electoral branch of the government of Venezuela

Foreign relations of Venezuela

International organization membership

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a member of:^[1]

Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) (observer)
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 15 (G15)
Group of 24 (G24)
Group of 77 (G77)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Latin American Economic System (LAES)
Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
League of Arab States (LAS) (observer)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Rio Group (RG)
Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) (associate)
Unión Latina
Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Venezuela

Military of Venezuela

Local government in Venezuela

History of Venezuela

Main article: History of Venezuela, Timeline of the history of Venezuela, and Current events of Venezuela

Culture of Venezuela

Art in Venezuela

Sports in Venezuela

The first and most important sport in Venezuela is Baseball
Football in Venezuela
Venezuela at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Venezuela

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 35th (thirty-fifth)

Currency of Venezuela: Bolívar Fuerte
- ISO 4217: VEF

Education in Venezuela

References

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External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Venezuela

Universidad de Oriente, Venezuela materials in the Digital Library of the Caribbean

General references (English)

Venezuela entry at The World Factbook
Venezuela at Encyclopædia Britannica
Venezuela from the Library of Congress Country Studies
Venezuela Information Office

Other (English)

Venezuela travel guide from Wikivoyage
Venezuela at DMOZ

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