Venezuela

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Venezuela#

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Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830, the others being Ecuador and New Granada (Colombia).

Government type: federal presidential republic. Chief of state: Interim President Delcy Eloína RODRÍGUEZ Gómez (since 5 January 2026).

Facts#

Capital

Caracas

Region

Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana

Area

total : 912,050 sq km; land: 882,050 sq km; water: 30,000 sq km

Population

31,755,435 (2025 est.)

Languages

Spanish (official) 98.2%, indigenous 1.3%, Portuguese 0.1%, other 0.4% (2023 est.)

Currency

bolivars (VEB)

Time zone

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Refugees#

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

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