An enlargeable relief map of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

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

Venezuela – sovereign 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

An enlargeable basic map of Venezuela

Geography of Venezuela

An enlargeable topographic map of Venezuela

Geography of Venezuela

  • Coastline: 2,800 km

Environment of Venezuela

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Environment of Venezuela

Natural geographic features of Venezuela

Regions of Venezuela

Ecoregions of Venezuela

  • List of ecoregions in Venezuela

Administrative divisions of Venezuela

Administrative divisions of Venezuela

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

Demography of Venezuela

Government and politics of Venezuela

Branches of the government of Venezuela

Executive branch of the government of Venezuela

Legislative branch of the government of Venezuela

Judicial branch of the government of Venezuela

Court system of Venezuela

Citizen branch of the government of Venezuela

  • Republican Moral Council (Venezuela)

Electoral branch of the government of Venezuela

Foreign relations of Venezuela

Foreign relations of Venezuela

International organization membership

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

Law and order in Venezuela

Law of Venezuela

Military of Venezuela

Local government in Venezuela

  • Local government in Venezuela

History of Venezuela

History of Venezuela, by period

History of Venezuela, by region

History of Venezuela, by subject

Culture of Venezuela

Culture of Venezuela

Art in Venezuela

Sports in Venezuela

Economy and infrastructure of Venezuela

Economy of Venezuela

Education in Venezuela

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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.

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