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general 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:
 

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