VE
Venezuela
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Venezuela sits in South America and uses VES - Venezuelan bolívar soberano (Bs.S.). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Caracas
Population
31.8M
Area
916.4K km2
Population
31.8M
31,800,000 people
Area
916.4K km2
916,445 square kilometers
Density
35/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Caracas
10.48, -66.87
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Venezuela, officially listed here as Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Venezuela, VE, VEN, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Venezuela is grouped under Americas, more specifically South America, with South America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 31,800,000 people and a land area of 916,445 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 35 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 8, -66, while the capital coordinate reference is 10.48, -66.87. Venezuela shares listed land borders with BRA, COL, GUY, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Caracas (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Caracas, Valencia, Maracaibo, Maracay and Barquisimeto. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Venezuela, capital of Venezuela, and major urban areas in Venezuela. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Federal presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include OPEC and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Venezuela uses calling code +58, postal format ####, and time zone data listed as UTC-04:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists VES - Venezuelan bolívar soberano (Bs.S.), while language records include Spanish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as YV. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 44.7 for 2006.
How to use this profile
This Venezuela profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
VE / VEN
Top-level domains
.ve
Continents
South America
Border countries
BRA, COL, GUY
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
YV
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Venezuela is represented by the VE country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Caracas
Distrito Capital
2,245,744
primary
#2
Valencia
Carabobo
1,958,724
admin
#3
Maracaibo
Zulia
1,551,539
admin
#4
Maracay
Aragua
1,102,088
admin
#5
Barquisimeto
Lara
1,059,092
admin
Governance
Government type
Federal presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+58
Postal format
####
Timezones
UTC-04:00
Languages
Spanish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
44.7
2006