Official name: BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA
Date of membership: 14 January 1976
Short name: Venezuela
Capital: Caracas
Geography
Location: Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana.
Area: 916,445 sq km
Land boundaries: 4,993 km
Border countries: Brazil 2,000 km, Colombia 2,050 km, Guyana 743 km
Coastline: 2.813 km
Natural resources: Petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds.
Environment – international agreements: Party to: Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94.
Economic indicators
| Total at current prices | 150 117 | Millions USD | 2015 |
| Per capita at current prices | 4990 | USD | 2015 |
| Growth rate per capita at constant prices | -18.2 | % | 2018 |
| Imports of goods and services (GDP at current prices) | 8.2 | % | 2020 |
| Exports of goods and services (GDP at current prices) | 9.3 | % | 2020 |
Source: Venezuela: Economic National Profile. CEPALSTAT. Databases and Statistical Publications. ECLAC. Inquiry: February 24, 2022
Socio-demographic indicators
| Total population | 28435.9 | (000) | 2017 |
| Life expectancy | NA | Years | 2015-2020 |
| Women | NA | Years | 2015-2020 |
| Men | NA | Years | 2015-2020 |
| Public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP | 53.6 | % | 2018 |
| Literacy rate for persons between the ages of 15 to 24 | 98.8 | % | 2016 |
| Net rate of enrolment in primary education | 90.4 | % | 2017 |
| Net rate of enrolment in secondary education | 76.6 | % | 2017 |
| Public expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP | 1.3 | % | 2017 |
| Gini Coefficient | 0.38 | % | 2014 |
| Uemployment | 6.8 | % | 2019 |
| Migartion | 10.9 | % | 2020-2025 |
Source: Venezuela: National Socio-Demographic Profile. ECLAC.
Inquiry: February 24, 2022. NA= Not available
Languages: Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
Government
Administrative divisions: 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.
Note: The federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands.
Independence: 5 July 1811 (from Spain)
Constitution: 30 December 2009
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch: Chief of state: President: Nicolás Maduro (since 19 April 2013); Vice President: Delcy Rodríguez (since June 14, 2018)
Legislative branch: Unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (165 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms; three seats reserved for the indigenous peoples of Venezuela).
Judicial branch: Supreme Tribunal of Justice or Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (magistrates are elected by the National Assembly for a single 12-year term)
Internet code: .ve
Official Web Portal: http://www.gobiernoenlinea.gob.ve
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