Outline of Venezuela

The Flag of Venezuela

An enlargeable relief map of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Venezuela:

Venezuela – sovereign country located in northern South America.^[1] Venezuela comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea. The country borders Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Colombia to the west. Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, St. Lucia, Barbados, Curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the Leeward Antilles lie just north, off the Venezuelan coast. Falling within the tropics, Venezuela sits close to the equator, in the Northern Hemisphere. A former Spanish colony, which has been an independent republic since 1821, Venezuela holds territorial disputes with Guyana, largely concerning the Essequibo area, and with Colombia concerning the Gulf of Venezuela. In 1895, after the dispute over the Guyana border flared up, it was submitted to a neutral commission, which in 1899 decided it mostly in Guyana's favour.^[2] Today, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is known widely for its petroleum industry, the environmental diversity of its territory, and its natural features. Venezuela is considered to be among the world's 17 most biodiverse countries.^[3]

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Venezuela

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Venezuela
• Official English country name: The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Venezuela
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Venezuela
• International rankings of Venezuela
• ISO country codes: VE, VEN, 862
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:VE
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ve

Geography of Venezuela

An enlargeable topographic map of Venezuela

• Venezuela is: a megadiverse country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Western Hemisphere
    • Latin America
      • South America
  • Time zone: Venezuelan Standard Time (UTC-04:30)
  • Extreme points of Venezuela
    • High: Pico Bolívar 4,981 m (16,342 ft)
    • Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 4,993 km

 Brazil 2,200 km

 Colombia 2,050 km

 Guyana 743 km

• Coastline: 2,800 km

• Population of Venezuela: 28,018,018 (25 September 2008) - 42nd most populous country
• Area of Venezuela: 916,445 km²
• Atlas of Venezuela

Environment of Venezuela

An enlargeable satellite image of Venezuela

• climate of Venezuela
• Environmental issues in Venezuela
• Renewable energy in Venezuela
• Geology of Venezuela
• Protected areas of Venezuela
  • Biosphere reserves in Venezuela
  • National parks of Venezuela
• Wildlife of Venezuela
  • Flora of Venezuela
  • Fauna of Venezuela
    • Birds of Venezuela
    • Mammals of Venezuela

Natural geographic features of Venezuela

• Fjords of Venezuela
• Glaciers of Venezuela
• Islands of Venezuela
• Lakes of Venezuela
• Mountains of Venezuela
  • Volcanoes in Venezuela
• Rivers of Venezuela
  • Waterfalls of Venezuela
• Valleys of Venezuela
• World Heritage Sites in Venezuela

Regions of Venezuela

Administrative divisions of Venezuela

• Provinces of Venezuela
  • Districts of Venezuela
    • Municipalities of Venezuela

Provinces of Venezuela

Municipalities of Venezuela

• Capital of Venezuela: Caracas
• Cities of Venezuela

Demography of Venezuela

Government and politics of Venezuela

Main article: Government of Venezuela and Politics of Venezuela

• Form of government: federal republic^[4]
• Capital of Venezuela: Caracas

• Elections in Venezuela
• Political parties in Venezuela

Branches of the government of Venezuela

Venezuela's government has five branches.

Executive branch of the government of Venezuela

• Head of state and Head of government: President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro
• Cabinet of Venezuela

Legislative branch of the government of Venezuela

• National Assembly of Venezuela

Judicial branch of the government of Venezuela

• Supreme Tribunal of Justice (Venezuela)

Foreign relations of Venezuela

• Diplomatic missions in Venezuela
• Diplomatic missions of Venezuela

International organization membership

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a member of:^[1]

Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) (observer) Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 15 (G15) Group of 24 (G24) Group of 77 (G77) Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Latin American Economic System (LAES) Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) League of Arab States (LAS) (observer) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Rio Group (RG) Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) (associate) Unión Latina Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Venezuela

• Capital punishment in Venezuela
• Constitution of Venezuela
• Crime in Venezuela
• Human rights in Venezuela
  • LGBT rights in Venezuela
  • Freedom of religion in Venezuela
• Law enforcement in Venezuela

Military of Venezuela

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Venezuela
• Forces
  • Army of Venezuela
  • Navy of Venezuela
  • Air Force of Venezuela
  • Special forces of Venezuela
• Military history of Venezuela
• Military ranks of Venezuela

History of Venezuela

Main article: History of Venezuela, Timeline of the history of Venezuela, and Current events of Venezuela

• Economy of Venezuela
• Military history of Venezuela

Culture of Venezuela

• Architecture of Venezuela
• Cuisine of Venezuela
• Festivals in Venezuela
• Languages of Venezuela
• Media in Venezuela
• National symbols of Venezuela
  • Coat of arms of Venezuela
  • Flag of Venezuela
  • National anthem of Venezuela
• People of Venezuela
• Prostitution in Venezuela
• Public holidays in Venezuela
• Records of Venezuela
• Religion in Venezuela
  • Buddhism in Venezuela
  • Christianity in Venezuela
  • Hinduism in Venezuela
  • Islam in Venezuela
  • Judaism in Venezuela
  • Sikhism in Venezuela
• World Heritage Sites in Venezuela

Art in Venezuela

• Art in Venezuela
• Cinema of Venezuela
• Literature of Venezuela
• Music of Venezuela
• Television in Venezuela
• Theatre in Venezuela

Sports in Venezuela

• The first and most important sport in Venezuela is Baseball
• Football in Venezuela
• Venezuela at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Venezuela

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 35th (thirty-fifth)

• Agriculture in Venezuela
• Banking in Venezuela
  • National Bank of Venezuela
• Communications in Venezuela
  • Internet in Venezuela
    • Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Centre
• Companies of Venezuela

• Currency of Venezuela: Bolívar Fuerte
  • ISO 4217: VEF

• Energy in Venezuela
  • Energy policy of Venezuela
  • Oil industry in Venezuela
• Health care in Venezuela
• Mining in Venezuela
• Venezuela Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Venezuela
• Transport in Venezuela
  • Airports in Venezuela
  • Rail transport in Venezuela
  • Roads in Venezuela
• Water supply and sanitation in Venezuela

Education in Venezuela

See also

• Index of Venezuela-related articles
• List of Venezuela-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
• Outline of South America

References

1. "Venezuela". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
2. "Venezuela Boundary Dispute, 1895–1899".
3. "South America Banks on Regional Strategy to Safeguard Quarter of Earth's Biodiversity". Conservation International. Archived from the original on 4 October 2003. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
4. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35766.htm

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Venezuela

• Universidad de Oriente, Venezuela materials in the Digital Library of the Caribbean

General references (English)

• Venezuela entry at The World Factbook
• Venezuela at Encyclopædia Britannica
• Venezuela from the Library of Congress Country Studies
• Venezuela Information Office

Other (English)

• Venezuela travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Venezuela at DMOZ