Capital: Caracas.
Official Language: Spanish.
Official Name: Republica de Venezuela (Republic of Venezuela).
Area: 352,145 sq. mi. (912,050 sq. km). Greatest
distances--north-south, 790 mi. (1,271 km); east-west, 925 mi.
(1,489 km). Coastline--1,750 mi. (2,816 km).
Elevation: Highest--Pico Bolivar, 16,411 ft. (5,002 m) above sea
level. Lowest--sea level along the coast.
Population: Estimated 1996 population--20,490,000; density, 58
persons per sq. mi. (22 per sq. km), distribution, 93 percent
urban, 7 percent rural. 1990 census--18,105,265. Estimated 2001
population--22,459,000.
Chief Products: Agriculture--bananas, beef cattle, chickens and eggs,
milk, coffee. Manufacturing--refined petroleum, petrochemicals,
aluminum, steel, processed foods, textiles. Mining--petroleum,
natural gas.
National Anthem: "Gloria al Bravo Pueblo" ("Glory to the Brave
People").
Money: Basic unit--bolivar. For its price in U.S. dollars, see MONEY
(Table: Exchange Rates).
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