GENERAL INFORMATION  IOC Code: VEN  Country: Venezuela  Continent: Americas  President: Hugo Chavez Frias   Capital: Caracas  Largest City: Caracas   Currency: Venezuelan bolívar  Official languages: Spanish  Motto: none  POPULATION   Population: 25 730 435  GDP/ inhabitant (in US $): 6 354  Density (inhabitants/km2): 29  Average age (in years):    Life expectancy (in years): 74.06  COMMUNICATION  Internet code: .ve   Calling code: +58

 DESCRIPTION
Venezuela; Spanish: Venezuela is a country on the northern tropical Caribbean coast of South America. Venezuela borders Brazil to the south, Guyana to the east, and Colombia to the west. North of the Venezuelan coast lie the islands of Aruba, the Netherlands Antilles, and Trinidad and Tobago.

A former Spanish colony, Venezuela is a federal republic. Historically, Venezuela has had territorial disputes with Guyana, largely concerning the Essequibo area, and with Colombia concerning the Gulf of Venezuela (Gulf of Coquibacoa according to Colombia). This issue is not yet resolved. Today, Venezuela is known widely for its petroleum industry, the environmental diversity of its territory, and its sheer natural beauty. Some have claimed that Christopher Columbus was so enthralled by Venezuela's landscape, when arriving to its coast in 1498, that he referred to the land as Tierra de Gracia (Land of Grace), which has become the country’s nickname.
 
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