Venezuela

Summary

Venezuela is a sovereign state^[1]. Venezuela draws 24,969 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #81 of 197).^[2]

Key Facts

• Venezuela is identified as part of the mestizos in Venezuela ethnic group^[3].
• Venezuela is identified as part of the White Venezuelans ethnic group^[4].
• Venezuela is identified as part of the Afro-Venezuelans ethnic group^[5].
• Venezuela is identified as part of the indigenous peoples in Venezuela ethnic group^[6].
• Venezuela is identified as part of the Arab Venezuelan ethnic group^[7].
• Venezuela is identified as part of the Lebanese Venezuelans ethnic group^[8].
• Venezuela is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[9].
• Venezuela is on the continent of South America^[10].
• Venezuela's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[11].
• Venezuela's instance of is recorded as country^[12].
• Venezuela's head of state is recorded as Q15081116^[13].
• Venezuela's capital is recorded as Caracas^[14].
• Venezuela's official language is recorded as Spanish^[15].
• Venezuela's official language is recorded as Venezuelan Sign Language^[16].
• Venezuela's currency is recorded as sovereign bolivar^[17].
• Venezuela's shares border with is recorded as Colombia^[18].
• Venezuela's shares border with is recorded as Brazil^[19].
• Venezuela's shares border with is recorded as Guyana^[20].
• Venezuela's shares border with is recorded as Dominican Republic^[21].
• Venezuela's shares border with is recorded as Trinidad and Tobago^[22].
• Venezuela's shares border with is recorded as Saint Kitts and Nevis^[23].
• Venezuela's shares border with is recorded as Dominica^[24].
• Venezuela's shares border with is recorded as Saint Lucia^[25].
• Venezuela's shares border with is recorded as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines^[26].
• Venezuela's shares border with is recorded as Grenada^[27].

Body

Geography

Venezuela is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[9]. Venezuela is on the continent of South America^[10].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state^[11] and country^[12].

History and Context

Things named after include Simón Bolívar^[28], a politician^[29], 1783–1830^[30], of Spain^[31], awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru‎^[32] and Venice^[33], a comune of Italy^[34], in Italy^[35], founded in 0421^[36].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Venezuela include Venezuelans^[37], a human population^[38]; Plaza Venezuela^[39], an urban park^[40]; Venezuelan Poodle Moth^[41], an internet meme^[42], founded in 2009^[43]; Venezuelan equine encephalitis^[44], an infectious disease^[45]; and Venezuelan Climbing Mouse^[46], a taxon^[47].

Why It Matters

Venezuela draws 24,969 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #81 of 197).^[2] Venezuela has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] Venezuela is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for Venezuela include Venezuelans^[37], a human population^[38]; Plaza Venezuela^[39], an urban park^[40]; Venezuelan Poodle Moth^[41], an internet meme^[42], founded in 2009^[43]; Venezuelan equine encephalitis^[44], an infectious disease^[45]; and Venezuelan Climbing Mouse^[46], a taxon^[47].