| Name: | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) |
| Local name (Spanish): | Venezuela (República Bolivariana de Venezuela) |
| Bordering countries: | Colombia, Brazil, Guyana |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 912.1 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 24 655 ths. |
| Capital: | Caracas |
| Official language: | Spanish |
| Administrative divisions: | 23 states, 1 federal district |