Venezuela

Venezuela vĕnəzwā´lə, Span. vānāswā´lä [key], officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, republic (2005 est. pop. 25,375,000), 352,143 sq mi (912,050 sq km), N South America. Venezuela has a coastline 1,750 mi (2,816 km) long on the Caribbean Sea in the north. It is bordered on the south by Brazil, on the west and southwest by Colombia, and on the east by Guyana. Dependencies include Margarita Island, Tortuga Island, and many smaller island groups in the Caribbean. The capital and largest city is Caracas .

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Land and People
• Economy
• Government
• History
• Bibliography

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