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Country Venezuela


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Region Northern South America
Area (sq km) 912,050
Area (sq mile) 352,143
Border Brazil, Colombia, Guyana
Population
(2007 est.)
26,814,843
Ethnic Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people
Religion Nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%
Language Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
Literacy 93%
Government Federal republic
Capital Caracas
Leader President Hugo Chavez Frias (since Feb. 3, 1999), Vice President Ramon Alonzo Carrizalez Rengifo (since Jan. 4, 2008)
Currency Bolivar (VEB)
Independence Day July 5, 1811 (from Spain)
National Holiday Independence Day (July 5, 1811)
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