Venezuela
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Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
República Bolivariana de Venezuela (Spanish) |
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| Motto: Dios y Federación (“God and Federation”) | |
| Anthem: Gloria al Bravo Pueblo (Spanish)
(“Glory to the Brave People”)
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| Capital
and largest city |
Caracas 10°30′N 66°55′W / 10.500°N 66.917°W |
| Official languages | Spanish[b] |
| Recognized regional languages | |
| Ethnic groups
(2011)[1] |
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| Religion
(2022)[2] |
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| Demonym(s) | Venezuelan |
| Government | Federal presidential republic under a centralized authoritarian state[3][4][5][6] |
| Nicolás Maduro | |
| Delcy Rodríguez | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Independence from Spain | |
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• Declared |
5 July 1811 |
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• from Gran Colombia |
13 January 1830 |
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• Recognized |
29 March 1845 |
| 20 December 1999[7] | |
| Area | |
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• Total |
916,445 km2 (353,841 sq mi) (32nd) |
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• Water (%) |
3.2%[d] |
| Population | |
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• 2023 estimate |
30,518,260[8] (50th) |
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• Density |
33.74/km2 (87.4/sq mi) (144st) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
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• Total |
 $191.329 billion[9] (81st) |
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• Per capita |
$7,108[9] (159th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
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• Total |
$82.145 billion[9] (94th) |
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• Per capita |
$3,052[9] (145th) |
| Gini (2013) |  44.8[10]
medium |
| HDI (2021) |  0.691[11]
medium · 120th |
| Currency | Venezuelan bolívar (official) United States dollar (unofficial) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (CE) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +58 |
| ISO 3166 code | VE |
| Internet TLD | .ve |
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