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three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), blue and red with the coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band and an arc of eight white five-pointed stars centered in the blue band
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Official country name
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Short name
Venezuela
Local names
Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela (long)
Venezuela (short)
Venezuela (short)
Nationality
Venezuelan(s) (noun) Venezuela (adjective)
Languages spoken
Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
Capital
Caracas
Government type
federal republic
Population
26,414,816 ranked 47, (data 2008)
Geography
on major sea and air routes linking North and South America; Angel Falls in the Guiana Highlands is the world's highest waterfall. The lowest point is Caribbean Sea 0 m.
Coastline
Coastline 2,800 km.
Land borders
4,993km, Brazil 2,200 km, Colombia 2,050 km, Guyana 743 km.
Administrative divisions
23 states (estados, singular - estado), 1 capital district* (distrito capital), and 1 federal dependency** (dependencia federal); 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
the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands
Independence
5 July 1811 (from Spain)