South America
Flag of Venezuela
Where the world's tallest waterfall plunges.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #f0c000 32%
- #c00018 32%
- #001878 27%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Venezuela in numbers
| Official name | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
|---|---|
| Capital | Caracas |
| Region | South America, South America |
| Population | 28,435,943 |
| Area | 916,445 km² · 31 people per km² |
| Currency | Venezuelan bolívar soberano (VES) |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Country codes | VE · VEN · .ve |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Angel Falls drops nearly a kilometre off a flat-topped mountain, so high that much of the water scatters into mist before it ever reaches the ground.
- Over Lake Maracaibo, the Catatumbo phenomenon sparks lightning almost nightly, so dependable that sailors once navigated by its glow as if by a lighthouse.
- The ancient sandstone tepuis rising from its jungle inspired Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Lost World,' and their isolated summits shelter species found nowhere else.
Did you know
Venezuela means 'little Venice,' a name given when European explorers saw stilt houses standing over the water of Lake Maracaibo.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.