Venezuela
Caracas · South America
Venezuela is a country in South America. Its capital city is Caracas, the official currency is the Venezuelan Bolívar, and the main language is Spanish.
With a population of roughly 28.8 million people spread over 916,445 km², Venezuela is the 52nd most populous country in the world and the 32nd largest by area. That works out at about 31 people per square kilometre.
Venezuela shares land borders with Colombia, Brazil and Guyana — 3 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Caracas, Maracaibo and Valencia. The highest point in the country is Pico Bolívar, at 4,978 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Nigeria, while its population is closest to that of Cameroon.
- Capital
- Caracas
- Region
- South America
- Population
- 28,800,000
- Area
- 916,445 km²
- Currency
- Venezuelan Bolívar
- Main language
- Spanish
- Highest point
- Pico Bolívar
4,978 m - Land borders
- 3
Venezuela: things worth knowing
- Angel Falls drops 979 metres, the tallest uninterrupted waterfall in the world.
- Venezuela holds the largest proven oil reserves of any country.
- Lake Maracaibo sees near-nightly lightning storms, among the most frequent anywhere on Earth.
Venezuela in context
South America has 12 sovereign countries in total. Venezuela ranks 5th among them by population.
See the full list of South America countries, or browse all 195 countries.