Venezuela

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The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela lies along South America’s Caribbean Coast. It is bordered by Brazil (south), Colombia (west) and Guyana (east). The country covers an area of 1,075,987 square kilometers, including the Essequibo area, and has a population of around 32 million. Around four million people live in the Capital, Caracas, and Spanish is the country’s official language.

Venezuela’s oil revenues account for about 80 per cent of export earnings. Apart from petroleum, the country’s natural resources include gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, diamonds, and other minerals. The national currency is the bolivar.

There are 45 national parks in Venezuela, making up 23 per cent of the country’s land mass.

Venezuela has been an oil producer since 1914 when the first commercial oil well, Zumaque I was drilled in the Mene Grande field on the eastern shores of Lake Maracaibo.


Résumé

La République bolivarienne du Venezuela est située sur la côte caraïbe de l’Amérique du Sud. Elle est bordée par le Brésil (au sud), la Colombie (à l’ouest) et la Guyane (à l’est). Le pays couvre une superficie de 1 075 987 kilomètres carrés, incluant la région d’Esequibo, et compte environ 32 millions d’habitants. Environ quatre millions de personnes vivent dans la capitale, Caracas, et l’espagnol est la langue officielle du pays.

Les revenus pétroliers du Venezuela représentent environ 80 % des recettes d’exportation. Outre le pétrole, les ressources naturelles du pays comprennent le gaz, le minerai de fer, l’or, la bauxite, les diamants et d’autres minéraux. La monnaie nationale est le bolivar.

Il existe 45 parcs nationaux au Venezuela, représentant 23 % de la superficie du pays.

Le Venezuela est un producteur de pétrole depuis 1914, lorsque le premier puits de pétrole commercial, Zumaque I, a été foré dans le champ de Mene Grande, sur la rive est du lac Maracaibo.

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Independence Day

5 July 1811

Official language

Spanish

Capital

Caracas

Main cities

Maracaibo, Valencia, Barquisimeto, Ciudad Guyana, Barcelona, etc.

Population

32,37 millions

Proven reserves of natural gas (billion cu. m.)

5,590

Proven crude oil reserves (millions barrels)

303,561

Value of exports (million $)

8,236

Value of petroleum exports (milllion $)

7,960

Output of petroleum products (1,000 b/d)

338.7

Oil demand (1,000 b/d)

299.7

Crude oil exports (1,000 b/d)

486.8

Crude oil production (1,000 b/d)

568.6

Exports of petroleum products (1,000 b/d)

69.6

Marketed production of natural gas (million cu. m.)

18,026.1

Currency

Venezuelan Bolivar

GDP per capita ($)

1,460

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H.E. Nicolás Maduro

Head of State

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H.E. Ms. Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez

Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Minister of People’s Power for Petroleum

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