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Region: South America

Capital: Caracas

Population: 31,275,848

Area Total: 912,050

Area Land: 882,050

Climate: Tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in the highlands



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Country Overview

Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Caracas 3,000,000 2020
Maracaibo 2,225,000 2020
Maracay 1,754,256 2020

Other Key Data
Region: South America
Population: 31,275,848
Area Total: 912,050km2
Area Land: 882,050km2
Coast Line: 2,800km
Capital: Caracas
Climate: Tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in the highlands
Languages: Spanish (official)
Currency: 1 bolivar (Bs) = 100 centimos
Holiday: Independence Day is 5 July (1811), Bolivar Day is 24 July, Mov. Precursor de la Independencia is 19 April


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 74.60°F
July: °C / 76.10°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 43.9"


Boundaries
Brazil 2,200 km
Colombia 2,050 km
Guyana 743 km


Ethnic Divisions
African 0.00%
Spanish 0.00%
Italian 0.00%
Portguese 0.00%
Arab 0.00%
German 0.00%
Indigenous people 0.00%


Religions
Nominally Roman Catholic 96.00%
Protestant 2.00%
Other 2.00%

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