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 | VENEZUELAgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Venezuela |
| country code ISO: VE //; - FIPS: VE |
| location: Northern South America |
| time zone: -4 UT |
| surface (land) area: 912050 sq.km = 352144 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 12° N / South: 1° N / East: 60° W / West: 73° W |
| borders (land): Guyana, Brazil, Colombia |
| borders (coastline): Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean |
| climate: tropical |
| Government |
| independent since: 1811-07-05 ; 1830 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Caracas |
| administrative division: estado (22) + dependencias federales (1), Distrito Federal (1) |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses: (1990): 19405,429 /-; (2001, provisional data): 22621,491 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 23542,649; or: 24170,000 /-; 2001: 23916,810 |
| population density: 26 per sq.km = 67 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 2,5% //; - doubling time: 33 years |
| birth rate: 21 - 26 per 1000 |
| death rate: 5 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 3 - 4 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 59 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 28 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 73 years (male: 70; female: 76,5) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 38% //; - 15-59 years: 56% //; - 60+ years: 6% |
| urbanisation: 87% //; - urbanisation growth: 4% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 26% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: mestizo 67%; white 21%; black 10%; Amerindian 2% |
| languages: Spanish (official) |
| religious affiliation: Roman Catholic 92,7%; other 7,3% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2358 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 84% |
| people per physician: 804 |
| people per hospital bed: 585 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 89% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 56% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 28% |
| adult literacy: 92% (male: 93%; female: 91%) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Bolívar = 100 céntimos |
| annual inflation rate: 45,5% |
| population below poverty line: 31% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 8860 per capita |
| GNI USD 4310 per capita //; - [ppp: 5740] |
| GDP growth: -0,6% |
| income: USD 2610 per capita |
| import: USD 10791 per capita //; - export: USD 18914 per capita |
| trade: USD 1288 per capita //; - or 40% of GDP |
| trade partners: US JP DE CO IT |
| human development index: 0,765 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 61 |
| female labour force: 35% |
| unemployment: 12% |
| tourism: 0,6 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 4% //; - grass land: 20% //; - wooded area: 34% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 13% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 5% |
| agricultural products: sugarcane, bananas, maize, rice, plantains, oranges, sorghum, cassava |
| livestock (million): asses: 0,4 / cattle: 15,8 / goats: 3,8 / horses: 0,5 / pigs: 5,4 / poultry: 110 / sheep: 0,8 |
| fish catch: 411877 - 502728 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 17% //; - part of industry in GDP: 47% |
| industrial products: food products, chemicals, base metals, beverages, transport equipment, steel, textiles, oil products |
| mining products: oil, bauxite, iron, natural gas, coal, gold, limestone, diamonds |
| CO2 emission per capita: 6,7 |
| services: labour force: 70% //; - part of services in GDP: 48% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 2253 |
| electricity use (per capita): 2493 |
| annual water use (per capita): 382 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 100571 km //; - of which paved: 34% //; - of which are motorways: 2250 km (Pan-American Highway 1290) |
| vehicles: 82 per 1000 |
| railways: 542, or 627 km //; - railways passenger/km: 31 |
| navigable inland waterways: 7100 km |
| ownership telephone: 110 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 372 - 472 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 180 - 185 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 215 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 49200 |
| personal computers: 46 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Pico Bolívar 5007 m, Pic Concha 4700, more peaks (no names found in atlantes) 4006 m, etc. |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): Lago de Valencia |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): Embalse de Guri |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Orinoco, including tributaries like: Meta, Apure, Caura, Caroní |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: Salto del Angel (Angel Falls) drop: 979 m [highest of the world]; near Auyán Tepui 2957 m; Cuquenan 696 m |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Isla de Margarita, Isla La Tortuga and some other islets |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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