Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela), VE

Venezuela: Independent country in northern South America

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Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at a glance

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela currently has 76 quality-checked populated place pages and 25 state or regional pages linked on MapSof.

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Largest city

Caracas

Population 3,000,000

Quick Facts about Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Population	28,517,000
Country	Venezuela
Plate code	YV
Area	916445 km²
Official name	Venezuela, República Bolivariana de Venezuela, la République bolivarienne du Vénézuéla, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Continent	South America
Northernmost point	Point(-63.619416666 15.670972222)
Latitude & Longitude	8.0000,-66.0000
Legislative body	National Assembly of Venezuela, 2017 Constituent Assembly of Venezuela
Named for	Simón Bolívar, Venice
Official language	Spanish, Venezuelan Sign Language
Capital	Caracas
Establishment	January 01, 1811 (215 years ago)
Time Zone	UTC−04:00
Local time	08:52:44 (9th April 2026)

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Geography

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is located at 8°0'0"N 66°0'0"W (8.0, -66.0). It has 14 neighbors: United Kingdom, Netherlands, France, Guyana, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Colombia and United States.

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The largest city of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is Caracas with a population of 3,000,000. Other cities include, Maracaibo population 2,225,000, Valencia population 794,288, Ciudad Guayana population 746,535 and Maturín population 514,046. See all Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela cities & populated places.

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Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has 14 neighbours.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland country in Western Europe
Kingdom of the Netherlands Independent country in Western Europe and the Caribbean
Republic of France Independent country with mainland in Western Europe and several overseas territories
Co-operative Republic of Guyana Independent country in South America
Federative Republic of Brazil country in South America
Dominican Republic island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
Dominica island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
Saint Lucia island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
Grenada island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
Republic of Colombia Independent country in South America
United States Independent country in North America

Aragua
Vargas state
Nueva Esparta
Amazonas
Merida
Monagas
Carabobo
Sucre
Portuguesa
Apure
Miranda
Falcón
Cojedes
Guárico
Trujillo
Bolívar
Yaracuy
Tachira
Federal Dependencies
Anzoátegui
Capital District
Delta Amacuro
Barinas
Lara
Zulia

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	7,580,281	-	11676830
1961	7,872,644	3.71%	11676830
1962	8,172,322	3.67%	11676830
1963	8,477,485	3.6%	11676830
1964	8,785,731	3.51%	11676830
1965	9,095,742	3.41%	11676830
1966	9,406,598	3.3%	11676830
1967	9,719,951	3.22%	11676830
1968	10,040,248	3.19%	11676830
1969	10,373,554	3.21%	11676830
1970	10,724,328	3.27%	11676830
1971	11,093,065	3.32%	11676830
1972	11,478,612	3.36%	11676830
1973	11,881,567	3.39%	11676830
1974	12,302,193	3.42%	11676830
1975	12,739,894	3.44%	11676830
1976	13,196,169	3.46%	11676830
1977	13,669,054	3.46%	11676830
1978	14,150,223	3.4%	11676830
1979	14,628,595	3.27%	11676830
1980	15,096,432	3.1%	11676830
1981	15,549,525	2.91%	11676830
1982	15,990,376	2.76%	11676830
1983	16,426,198	2.65%	11676830
1984	16,867,806	2.62%	11676830
1985	17,322,754	2.63%	11676830
1986	17,793,283	2.64%	11676830
1987	18,275,997	2.64%	11676830
1988	18,766,017	2.61%	11676830
1989	19,256,060	2.54%	11676830
1990	19,740,786	2.46%	11676830
1991	20,218,813	2.36%	11676830
1992	20,691,641	2.29%	11676830
1993	21,160,262	2.21%	11676830
1994	21,626,607	2.16%	11676830
1995	22,092,144	2.11%	11676830
1996	22,556,838	2.06%	11676830
1997	23,020,184	2.01%	11676830
1998	23,482,700	1.97%	11676830
1999	23,945,002	1.93%	11676830
2000	24,407,553	1.9%	11676830
2001	24,870,441	1.86%	11676830
2002	25,333,622	1.83%	11676830
2003	25,797,219	1.8%	11676830
2004	26,261,326	1.77%	11676830
2005	26,725,897	1.74%	11676830
2006	27,190,882	1.71%	11676830
2007	27,655,937	1.68%	11676830
2008	28,120,312	1.65%	11676830
2009	28,583,040	1.62%	11676830
2010	29,043,283	1.58%	11676830
2011	29,500,625	1.55%	11676830
2012	29,954,782	1.52%	11676830
2013	30,405,207	1.48%	11676830
2014	28,868,486	-5.32%	11676830
2015	30,081,829	4.03%	(Worldbank)
2016	29,846,179	-0.79%	(Worldbank)
2017	31,977,065	6.66%	11676830
2018	28,870,195	-10.76%	(Worldbank)
2019	28,515,829	-1.24%	11676830
2026	28,517,000	0%

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