Venezuela is located on the nothern tip of South America. It has four well-defined regions: the Maracaibo lowlands in northwest, the northern mounttains, which extend in a wide arc, toward the east-west border with Colombia, along the Caribbean Sea, the broad plains Orinoco in central Venezuela, and Guiana Highlands in southeast.
Official name
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
National day
July 5th (Independence Day)
Capital city
Caracas
Form of government
Democratic, participatory, leading, elective, decentralized, alternative, responsible and pluralist, with revocable mandates. Branches: Executive, Legislative, Judicial, Citizen and Electoral
Political division
The country is divided into 23 States, 1 Capital District, 311 federal dependencies and federal territories
Head of state
Nicolás Maduro
Area
916.445 Km²
Population
28.440.00 habitantes (BM 2020)
Language
Spanish (Official) and 31 indigenous languages
Currency
Bolivar fuerte
