Venezuela
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela · South America
Venezuela is a country in South America, with Caracas as its capital, home to about 28,516,896 people. Venezuela shares land borders with 3 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Caracas |
|---|---|
| Region | South America |
| Currency | Venezuelan bolívar soberano (VES Bs.S.) |
| Calling code | +58 |
| ISO codes | VE / VEN / 862 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇻🇪 |
| Population | 28,516,896 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 916,445 km² |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Internet domain | .ve |
| Demonym | Venezuelan |
Bordering countries
About Venezuela
Venezuela, officially Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a United Nations member state in South America. Its capital and seat of government is Caracas. It shares land borders with 3 countries. The official currency is the Venezuelan bolívar soberano (Bs.S.), using the code VES.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Venezuela for Caracas’s own facts and history.
To call Venezuela from abroad, dial the country code +58. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes VE (alpha-2) and VEN (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 28,516,896.
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How Venezuela compares
- Area: 916,445 km², ranking 32 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 28,516,896, ranking 53 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 31 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 3, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Venezuela
12 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, yellow, blue). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.