Ort: Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana
Geografische Koordinaten: 8° 0' N, 66° 0' W
Küste km: 2,800 km km
Klima: tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
Gelände: Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest; central plains (llanos); Guiana Highlands in southeast
Höhe: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Pico Bolivar (La Columna) 5,007 m
Natürliche Gefahren: subject to floods, rockslides, mudslides; periodic droughts
Währung: bolivar (VEB)
Bevölkerung: 26,023,528 (July 2007 est.)
Sprachen: Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
Hauptstadt: Caracas
Bereiche: 23 states, 1 capital district*, and 1 federal dependency**: Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Dependencias Federales**, Distrito Federal*, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Vargas, Yaracuy, Zulia note: the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands

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