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| AREA |
912,050
sq km (352,144 sq miles). |
| POPULATION |
22,777,000 (1997). |
| POPULATION DENSITY |
25.0 per sq km. |
| CAPITAL |
Caracas. |
| CAPITAL
POPULATION |
3,435,795 (metropolitan
area, 1990). |
| GEOGRAPHY |
Venezuela is bounded
to the north by the Caribbean, to the east
by Guyana and the Atlantic Ocean, to the
south by Brazil, and to the west and southwest
by Colombia. The country consists of four
distinctive regions: the Venezuelan Highlands
in the west; the Maracaibo Lowlands in the
north; the vast central plain of the Llanos
around the Orinoco; and the Guyana Highlands,
which take up about half of the country. |
| GOVERNMENT |
Republic. Gained independence
from Spain in 1830. Head of State and Government:
President Hugo Chávez Frías
since 1999. |
| LANGUAGE |
Spanish is the official
language. English, French, German and Portuguese
are also spoken by some sections of the
community. |
| RELIGION |
90% Roman Catholic. |
| STANDARD
TIME |
GMT - 4 (GMT - 5 in
summer). |
| ELECTRICITY |
110 volts AC, 60Hz.
American-style 2-pin plugs are the most
commonly used fittings. |
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