Venezuela
Venezuela is a country in South America. Its capital is Caracas. About 31 million people live there (2024). It covers 912,050 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Caracas
- People (2024)
- 31 million
- Area
- 912,050 km²
- Currency
- sovereign bolivar
Venezuela at a glance
- Official name
- Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- South America
- Capital
- Caracas
- Population
- 31,250,306 (2024)
- Area
- 912,050 km² (352,144 mi²)
- People are called
- Venezuelan, Venezuelans
- Official languages
- Spanish, Venezuelan Sign Language
- Currency
- sovereign bolivar
- Life expectancy
- 74.5 years (2024)
- Human Development Index
- 0.691 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 44.8 (2006)
- Government
- presidential system, federal republic
- Head of state
- Delcy Rodriguez (since 2026)
- Country codes
- VE, VEN
- Calling code
- +58
- Internet domain
- .ve
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC−04:00, America/Caracas
- Coordinates
- 8°, -67°
Venezuela and its neighbours
Venezuela borders Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Kingdom of the Netherlands, United States, France and United Kingdom. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Venezuela
- Neighbours
Divisions of Venezuela
- Amazonas
- Anzoátegui
- Apure
- Aragua
- Barinas
- Bolívar
- Carabobo
- Cojedes
- Delta Amacuro
- Falcón
- Guárico
- Lara
- Mérida
- Miranda
- Monagas
- Nueva Esparta
- Portuguesa
- Sucre
- Táchira
- Trujillo
- La Guaira state
- Yaracuy
- Zulia
- Capital District
- Federal Dependencies
Member of
- United Nations
- Union of South American Nations
- World Trade Organization
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Caribbean Development Bank
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- International Hydrographic Organization
- UNESCO
- Universal Postal Union
- International Telecommunication Union
and 4 more organisations.
How far are you from Venezuela?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Venezuela?
The capital of Venezuela is Caracas.
What is the population of Venezuela?
Venezuela has about 31,250,306 people, as recorded in 2024.
How big is Venezuela?
Venezuela covers 912,050 square kilometres (352,144 square miles).
What currency does Venezuela use?
The sovereign bolivar.
What language is spoken in Venezuela?
The official languages of Venezuela are Spanish and Venezuelan Sign Language.
Which countries border Venezuela?
Venezuela shares a border with Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Kingdom of the Netherlands, United States, France and United Kingdom.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.