Area 912,050 sq km (352,143 sq mi)
Poplation 24,655,000
Capital city Montevideo (1,823,000)
Government Federal republic
Ethnic Groups: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people
Language Spanish (official), indigenous dialects
Religions Roman Catholic 96%
Currency Bolivar = 100 centimos

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezula, in northern South America, contains the Maracaibo lowland around the oil-rich Lake Maracaibo in the west.

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