Outline of Venezuela

Summary

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Venezuela:

An enlargeable relief map of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Venezuelasovereign country located in northern South America.[1] Venezuela comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea. The country borders Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Colombia to the west. Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, St. Lucia, Barbados, Curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the Leeward Antilles lie just north, off the Venezuelan coast. Falling within the tropics, Venezuela sits close to the equator, in the Northern Hemisphere. A former Spanish colony, which has been an independent republic since 1821, Venezuela holds territorial disputes with Guyana, largely concerning the Essequibo area, and with Colombia concerning the Gulf of Venezuela. In 1895, after the dispute over the Guyana border flared up, it was submitted to a neutral commission, which in 1899 decided it mostly in Guyana's favour.[2] Today, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is known widely for its petroleum industry, the environmental diversity of its territory, and its natural features. Venezuela is considered to be among the world's 17 most biodiverse countries.[3]

General reference edit

 
An enlargeable basic map of Venezuela

Geography of Venezuela edit

 
An enlargeable topographic map of Venezuela

Geography of Venezuela

  • Coastline: 2,800 km
  • Population of Venezuela: 28,018,018 (25 September 2008) – 42nd most populous country
  • Area of Venezuela: 916,445 km2
  • Atlas of Venezuela

Environment of Venezuela edit

 
An enlargeable satellite image of Venezuela

Environment of Venezuela

Natural geographic features of Venezuela edit

Regions of Venezuela edit

Ecoregions of Venezuela edit

  • List of ecoregions in Venezuela

Administrative divisions of Venezuela edit

Administrative divisions of Venezuela

Provinces of Venezuela edit
Districts of Venezuela edit
  • Districts of Venezuela
Municipalities of Venezuela edit

Demography of Venezuela edit

Government and politics of Venezuela edit

Branches of the government of Venezuela edit

Executive branch of the government of Venezuela edit

Legislative branch of the government of Venezuela edit

Judicial branch of the government of Venezuela edit

Court system of Venezuela

Citizen branch of the government of Venezuela edit

  • Republican Moral Council (Venezuela)

Electoral branch of the government of Venezuela edit

Foreign relations of Venezuela edit

Foreign relations of Venezuela

International organization membership edit

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Venezuela edit

Law of Venezuela

Military of Venezuela edit

Local government in Venezuela edit

  • Local government in Venezuela

History of Venezuela edit

History of Venezuela, by period edit

History of Venezuela, by region edit

History of Venezuela, by subject edit

Culture of Venezuela edit

Culture of Venezuela

Art in Venezuela edit

Sports in Venezuela edit

Economy and infrastructure of Venezuela edit

Economy of Venezuela

Education in Venezuela edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Venezuela". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  2. ^ "Venezuela Boundary Dispute, 1895-1899". www.globalsecurity.org.
  3. ^ "South America Banks on Regional Strategy to Safeguard Quarter of Earth's Biodiversity". Conservation International. Archived from the original on 4 October 2003. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
  4. ^ "Venezuela". U.S. Department of State.

External links edit

  Wikimedia Atlas of Venezuela

  • Universidad de Oriente, Venezuela materials in the Digital Library of the Caribbean
General references (in English)
Other (in English)
  •   Venezuela travel guide from Wikivoyage
  • Venezuela at Curlie