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Venezuela

Also Known As Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
South America

Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and various islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. Its Congress declared independence from Spain in July 1811, establishing the First Republic of Venezuela. Its capital is Caracas. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Caracas 2
Population
31,800,000 2
Rounded 2025 estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2025 2
Area (sq km)
916,445 2
Independence or Founding Year
1811 2
Venezuela's Congress declared independence from Spain in July 1811, establishing the First Republic of Venezuela; 5 July is now observed as the country's Independence Day.
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Venezuela

Cities

Barquisimeto

Venezuela

Caracas

Venezuela

Carúpano

Venezuela

Charallave

Venezuela

Ciudad Guayana

Venezuela

Cumaná

Venezuela

Maracaibo

Venezuela

Maracay

Venezuela

Maturin

Venezuela

Puerto La Cruz

Venezuela

Tucupita

Venezuela

Táriba

Venezuela

Valencia

Venezuela

Zaraza

Venezuela
Connections

Associated With

Barquisimeto, Cities
Source Barquisimeto (Wikipedia)
Carabobo, States or Territories

Carabobo is a state of Venezuela.

Source Carabobo (Wikipedia)
Caracas, Cities

Caracas is the capital of Venezuela.

Source Caracas (Wikipedia)
Guri Reservoir, Bodies of Water
Lake Maracaibo, Bodies of Water
Lara, States or Territories

Lara is a state of Venezuela.

Source Lara (Wikipedia)
Llanos, Landforms
Maracaibo, Cities
Source Maracaibo (Wikipedia)
The Amazon Basin, Landforms
Source Amazon Basin (Wikipedia)
The Andes, Regions
Valencia, Cities
Source Valencia (Wikipedia)
Zulia, States or Territories

Zulia is a state of Venezuela.

Source Zulia (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Caribbean Sea, Bodies of Water
Gulf of Venezuela, Bodies of Water

Has Capital

Caracas, Cities

Caracas is the capital of Venezuela.

Source Caracas (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Meta River, Bodies of Water
Negro River, Bodies of Water
Orinoco River, Bodies of Water
In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

Marisol Escobar

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Marisol Escobar
Manuel Blum

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Lorenzo Vigas

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a national of this subject.

Andrés Aguilar Mawdsley

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Caryslia Rodríguez

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Caryslia Rodríguez - WikipediaLead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Caryslia Beatriz Rodríguez Rodríguez (born 1960) is a Venezuelan attorney, politician and judge who was named by Nicolás Maduro as president of Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) in January 2024, while also serving as a judge in the Electoral Chamber of the high court.
Gonzalo Parra-Aranguren

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Luisa Estella Morales

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Luisa Estella Morales, WikipediaLead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Luisa Estella Morales Lamuño (born 1 October 1945) is a Venezuelan jurist who is a member and former chief justice of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice, Venezuela's highest court of law.
Rómulo Gallegos

Also in Literature Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Rómulo Gallegos (Wikipedia)tier 2
Ezra Heymann

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Baruj Benacerraf

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Baruj Benacerraf (Wikidata)
Jose Altuve

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia (born Yaxeni Milagros Oriquen Pérez; September 3, 1966) is a Venezuelan-American retired professional bodybuilder.

Origin Of

From Afar

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

The Battle of Chile

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Arepa

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Arepa (Wikipedia)tier 2
Brazil Nut

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Brazil nut (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
The Brazil nut is native to the Guianas, Venezuela, Brazil, eastern Colombia, eastern Peru, and eastern Bolivia.
Hallaca

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Mamoncillo Seed

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Purdue University NewCROP: Mamoncillo (Fruits of Warm Climates, Julia F. Morton)Origin and Distribution
Quote, Origin and Distribution
Origin and Distribution The mamoncillo is native to Colombia, Venezuela, and the island of Margarita, also French Guiana, Guyana and Surinam.
Pabellon Criollo

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Pabellon criollo, Wikipedia
Venezuelan Cuisine

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Doña Bárbara

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Site Of

Conviasa

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Villa del Cine

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Venancio Kamiko

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Caracas Stock Exchange

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Central Bank of Venezuela

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Mercosur

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

SUCRE

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

University of Carabobo

Also in Education Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source University of Carabobo (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The University of Carabobo (Spanish: Universidad de Carabobo) is an autonomous, public university of Venezuela located in Valencia, Venezuela.
Guri Dam

Also in Energy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Cougar

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Crab-eating Raccoon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Cucumber

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Dark fruit-eating bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Dunlin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Electric Eel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Elkhorn Coral

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Emerald Crab

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Emerald Tree Boa

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Eurasian whimbrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

European Hare

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

European herring gull

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

False killer whale

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Fin Whale

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Firewood catfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Flamingo Tongue Snail

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Fraser's dolphin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Geoffroy's Tailless Bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Giant African Land Snail

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Giant Anteater

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Gilded barbet

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Golden Polypody

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Great Blue Heron

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Great Egret

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Great Hammerhead

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Great Horned Owl

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Green Anaconda

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Green Iguana

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Grey plover

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Gulf Coast Tick

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Amblyomma maculatum (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
Ambylomma maculutum can also be found in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Columbia, Venezuela, and Ecuador though there is a lack of precise data for exactly where in these countries the ticks are most predominant.
Gull-billed tern

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Harpy Eagle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Heliamphora glabra

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Hen harrier

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Hercules Beetle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Herring Gull

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Hoatzin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Honey Bee

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Humpback Whale

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Ipomoea violacea

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Jabiru

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Jaguar

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Jaguarundi

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

King Vulture

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Kinkajou

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lantana Camara

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Showing 101 to 150 of 239 in Found There, page 3 of 5.

Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
View the Source
2. Venezuela (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
  • Infobox, capital
    Caracas
  • Infobox, area
    916,445 km2
  • Demographics section, 2025
    31,800,000 (2025 estimate)
  • Lead section
    The territory of Venezuela was colonized by Spain in 1522, amid resistance from Indigenous peoples. In 1811, it became one of the first Spanish American territories to declare independence from the Spanish and to form part of the first federal Republic of Colombia (Gran Colombia).
  • Introduction
    Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and various islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea.
View the Source
Wikidata: Venezuela
Wikidata Q717, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Caracas (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHas Capital: Caracas, Lead section
Quote, Has Capital: Caracas, Lead section
Caracas, officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas).
View the Source
Maracaibo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Maracaibo, Infobox, Country
Quote, Associated With: Maracaibo, Infobox, Country
Venezuela
View the Source
Valencia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Valencia, Infobox, Country
Quote, Associated With: Valencia, Infobox, Country
venezuela
View the Source
Barquisimeto (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Barquisimeto, Infobox, Country
Quote, Associated With: Barquisimeto, Infobox, Country
venezuela
View the Source
Amazon Basin (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Amazon Basin, Lead, drainage basin countries sentence
Quote, Associated With: The Amazon Basin, Lead, drainage basin countries sentence
The Amazon drainage basin covers a large area spreading across the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, as well as the territory of French Guiana.
View the Source
Wikidata: Canaima National Park
Encompasses: Canaima National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Mochima National Park
Encompasses: Mochima National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Sierra Nevada National Park
Encompasses: Sierra Nevada National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Médanos de Coro National Park
Encompasses: Médanos de Coro National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Zulia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Zulia, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Zulia, Lead paragraph
[esˈtaðo ˈsulja]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela.
View the Source
Carabobo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Carabobo, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Carabobo, Lead paragraph
[esˈtaðo kaɾaˈβoβo]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela.
View the Source
Laguna de la Restinga (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Laguna de la Restinga, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Laguna de la Restinga, Lead paragraph
Restinga is a national park on the Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta state, Venezuela.
View the Source
Lara (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Lara
Quote, Encompasses: Lara
Lara State (Spanish: Estado Lara, IPA: [esˈtaðo ˈlaɾa]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela.
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