Venezuela
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Updated: 23 days ago
Classified as:
- Country
Key facts:
- Country Long: República Bolivariana de Venezuela
- Currency: Venezuelan bolivar fuerte
- Capital City: Caracas
- Region: South America
- Continent: Americas
- Demonym: Venezuelan
- Latitude: 8°0′N
- Longitude: -66°0′W
- Agricultural Land: 215,000.00
- Forest Area: 462,309.00 m²
- Land Area: 882,050.00 m²
- Rural Land: 899,029.00
- Urban Land: 6,248.97
- Gdp: 482,359,000,000.00
- Inflation: 254.95
- Self Employed Pct: 41.72%
- Unemployment Pct: 5.33%
- Vulnerable Employment Pct: 39.96%
- Electricity Access Pct: 99.99%
- Alternative Nuclear Energy Pct: 8.25%
- Electricty Production Hydroelectric Pct: 63.70%
- Electricty Production Gas Pct: 19.42%
- Electricty Production Oil Pct: 16.89%
- Energy Imports Pct: -178.78%
- Fossil Energy Consumption Pct: 88.38%
- Renewable Energy Consumption Pct: 23.33%
- Co2 Emissions: 72,509.00
- Methane Emissions: 97,594.20
- Nitrous Oxide Emissions: 13,097.20
- Greenhouse Other Emissions: -5,114.26
- Urban Population Under 5M: 3.25
- Health Expenditure Pct Gdp: 3.82%
- Health Expenditure Capita: 142.46
- Hospital Beds: 0.87
- Suicide Rate: 2.10
- Armed Forces: 343,000.00
- Military Expenditure Pct Gdp: 0.18%
- Birth Rate: 15.88
- Death Rate: 8.12
- Fertility Rate: 2.21
- Internet Pct: 61.60%
- Life Expectancy: 71.00
- Net Migration: -525,116
- Population Female: 14,304,904
- Population Male: 13,996,791
- Population: 28,301,696
- Women Parliament Seats Pct: 22.16%
- Rural Population: 3,289,223
- Urban Population: 25,012,473
- Press: 1.59
- Democracy Score: 3.16
- Democracy Type: Authoritarian
- Median Age: 24.20
- Political Leader: Nicolás Maduro (President)
News
Here is the latest on Venezuela:
| Title | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Venezuela's notorious gang-led prison with zoo, pool, brothel and nightclub is raided | Mirror | 2023-09-22 |
| Nonprofit calls expansion of work permits to Venezuelan migrants ‘a good start’ | BBC | 2023-09-22 |
| VR transports users to notorious Venezuelan prison: ‘The world needs to know’ | Washington Post | 2023-09-22 |
| Biden extends Temporary Protected Status to nearly 400,000 Venezuelan Migrants | NPR | 2023-09-21 |
| US extends temporary protection to nearly 500,000 Venezuelan migrants | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-21 |
| Venezuela sends 11,000 troops to control gang-run prison with pool and zoo | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-21 |
| Venezuela sends 11,000 troops to retake gang-run prison with pool, disco, zoo | France 24 | 2023-09-21 |
| UN rights experts report a rise of efforts in Venezuela to squelch democracy ahead of 2024 election | ABC News | 2023-09-21 |
| Venezuela sends 11,000 troops to retake prison with 'pool, nightclub and mini-zoo' | BBC | 2023-09-20 |
| Gold and mercury, not books, for Venezuela’s child miners | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-20 |
| UN rights experts report a rise of efforts in Venezuela to squelch democracy ahead of 2024 election | Independent | 2023-09-20 |
| Maduro says Venezuela will send astronauts to moon in Chinese spaceship | WP | 2023-09-13 |
| China’s Xi says ‘upgrading’ Venezuela relations after meeting Maduro | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-13 |
| China upgrades relationship with Venezuela to 'all weather' partnership | ABC | 2023-09-13 |
| Venezuela's Maduro Wants China's Support to Join the BRICS | Bloomberg | 2023-09-10 |
| Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro Seeks Chinese Energy Investments ... | Bloomberg | 2023-09-06 |
| Venezuela using arbitrary detention as ‘tool of repression’: Amnesty | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-29 |
| Amnesty calls for release of hundreds of political prisoners in Venezuela | F24 | 2023-08-29 |
| 15 dead, 36 injured in Mexico bus crash, most apparently Venezuelan migrants | ABC | 2023-08-22 |
| Pollution in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo threatens life in one of the world's oldest lakes | TOI | 2023-08-17 |
| From the Field: The secret life of Venezuelan migrants in Curaçao | GLI | 2023-08-17 |
| World’s largest lake in Venezuela now a polluted wasteland due to pollution, oil, toxic algae, experts say | BBC | 2023-08-16 |
| Oil, aquatic trash and toxic algae threaten life in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo | ABC | 2023-08-16 |
| Venezuela Red Cross President Mario Enrique Villarroel fired by court | BBC | 2023-08-05 |
| Arrests highlight the growing 'criminalisation' of LGBT+ people in Venezuela | F24 | 2023-08-04 |
| Venezuela beauty queen, Ariana Viera, 26, dies in horror accident after ‘predicting her own funeral just months before’ | The SUN | 2023-08-02 |
| Venezuelan spymaster ‘El Pollo’ accused of flooding US with cocain | Financial Times | 2023-07-29 |
| Judge criticizes prosecutors' handling of Venezuela case against ex-Miami congressman | ABC | 2023-07-29 |
| Judge blasts prosecutors' handling of Venezuela case against ex-Miami congressman | Independent | 2023-07-28 |
| Los Angeles attorney jailed in Venezuela faces spy allegations as US government pressured to act | BBC | 2023-07-25 |
| Venezuela's opposition is preparing for next year's general election | NPR | 2023-07-23 |
| How Venezuela’s Oil Industry has Devastated the Environment | NYT | 2023-07-22 |
| Ex-Venezuela spy chief pleads not guilty to US drug charges | BBC | 2023-07-21 |
| Former Venezuelan spy chief denies smuggling over 6 tons of cocaine into Mexico, US | BBC | 2023-07-21 |
| Former Venezuela spy chief pleads not guilty to US drug charges | Al Jazeera | 2023-07-20 |
| Venezuelan ex-spy chief, Chávez confidant, extradited to US on drug trafficking charges | BBC | 2023-07-20 |
| Venezuela’s ex-spy chief extradited from Spain to US to face drug charges | The Guardian | 2023-07-19 |
| Hugo Carvajal: Spain extradites Venezuela's ex-spy chief to US | BBC | 2023-07-19 |
| Ex-Venezuelan spy chief extradited from Spain to US on drug trafficking charges | ABC | 2023-07-19 |
| Venezuela’s ex-spy chief Hugo Carvajal being extradited from Spain to U.S. on drug trade charges - lawyer and officials | ABC | 2023-07-19 |
| aby Sea Turtles released in Venezuela | DT | 2023-07-18 |
| Spanish court orders extradition of Venezuelan ex-spy chief to US | Al Jazeera | 2023-07-18 |
| Ex-diplomat jailed for 2012 murder of Venezuelan ambassador in Kenya | The Guardian | 2023-07-14 |
| Caribbean leaders seeking discounted oil criticize US sanctions against Venezuela | ABC | 2023-07-12 |
| Venezuela's Educational System Heading Towards State of Total Collapse | GLI | 2023-07-11 |
Population
The country has a total population of 28,301,696 (0.36% of worldwide)
The average net migration is -525,116 (-1.9% of pop)
The population density is around 32 ppl/km²
Population distribution
The total population is 28,301,696
The male share is 49.5% and female 50.5%
The urban population represent 88.4% and rural 11.6%
The median age is 24.2
Age distribution:
| Age group | Pop | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2,307,439 | 8.15% | |
| 5 | 2,680,952 | 9.47% | |
| 10 | 2,815,584 | 9.95% | |
| 15 | 2,662,396 | 9.41% | |
| 20 | 2,145,881 | 7.58% | |
| 25 | 1,814,822 | 6.41% | |
| 30 | 1,833,014 | 6.48% | |
| 35 | 1,834,934 | 6.48% | |
| 40 | 1,818,611 | 6.43% | |
| 45 | 1,711,003 | 6.05% | |
| 50 | 1,582,343 | 5.59% | |
| 55 | 1,432,150 | 5.06% | |
| 60 | 1,226,207 | 4.33% | |
| 65 | 948,220 | 3.35% | |
| 70 | 656,492 | 2.32% | |
| 75 | 451,674 | 1.60% | |
| 80 | 379,971 | 1.34% | |
CSVLocation
Venezuela is located in South America, Americas
The total country area is 882,050 km² (0.68% of worldwide)
Caracas is the capital
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Cities
There are 98 cities in Venezuela in our database, they represent 59.49% of the population of the country altogether
UNESCO sites
There are 3 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Venezuela:
List of sites
| Site | Type | Date inscribed |
|---|---|---|
| Canaima National Park | Natural | 1994 |
| Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas | Cultural | 2000 |
| Coro and its Port | Cultural | 1993 |
Politics
Venezuela democracy type is: Authoritarian
President Nicolás Maduro is the political leader of the country
Democracy forecast: protests for more democracy are likely
Parity forecast: at this rate of evolution, parity will be reached in 2066
Political parties
There are 12 parties in our database
GDP Evolution
The country GDP is 0.49% of worldwide
The GDP per capita is $17,043.47 and the GDP per km² is $546,861.29
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2)
Latest: 72,509 kt CO2 / yr (0.22% of worlwide)
Artists
There are 60 artists in our database for Venezuela:
Here are 100 of the most prolific ones:
COVID-19 Situation
Latest total reported figures for Venezuela
| 09-Mar | Last 7 days | vs last week | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | 5 | 176 | 450.0% | 552,162 |
| Deaths | 0 | 0 | -100.0% | 5,854 |
| Case Fatality | 0.0% | 0.0% | -100.0% | 1.06% |
Reported Covid-19 deaths, Venezuela
There have been a total of 5,854 deaths related to COVID-19 in Venezuela, 0 yesterday and 0 in the last 7 days (-100.0%)
The chart below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past
Reported Covid-19 cases, Venezuela
There have been a total 552,162 cases related to COVID-19 in Venezuela, 5 yesterday and 176 in the last 7 days (450.0%)
The graph below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past
Universities
There are 1 universities in Venezuela in our database
| University | City |
|---|---|
| Central University of Venezuela |
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