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Demographics of Venezuela. Venezuela is a country in South America. The Venezuelan people comprise a combination of heritages, primarily Native American and European. The historically present Native American, Spanish colonists, and African slaves have all contributed to varying degrees. Later, waves of European groups (Italians, Spanish ...
Venezuela, [a] officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, [b] is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. Venezuela comprises an area of 916,445 km 2 (353,841 sq mi), and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. [13]
Venezuelan Americans are one of 20 Latin American groups in the United States. Venezuela's diverse culture includes influences from Spanish, Portuguese, Italians, Germans, and the French, along with influences from African and Indigenous elements. Venezuelan Spanish is the group's spoken form of the Spanish language.
This is a list of South American countries and dependencies by population in South America, total projected population from the United Nations and the latest official figure. Map [ edit ] South America population by country [1]
Crisis in Venezuela. The Venezuelan refugee crisis, the largest recorded refugee crisis in the Americas, [6] refers to the emigration of millions of Venezuelans from their native country during the presidencies of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro since the Bolivarian Revolution. [1] [2] [7] The revolution was an attempt by Chávez and later ...
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a federation made up of twenty-three states ( Spanish: estados ), a Capital District ( Spanish: Distrito Capital) and the Federal Dependencies ( Spanish: Dependencias Federales ), which consist of many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. [1] Venezuela claims the disputed Essequibo territory as one of ...
"Criollo", which retains its colonial meaning of "being born in Venezuela", does not indicate any racial or ethnic affiliation. [citation needed] Location. Afro-Venezuelans can be found all over the country, but the largest Afro-Venezuelan population is located in the Barlovento region, in the state of Miranda. Comprising an area of 4,500 ...
Religion in Venezuela. Christianity is the largest religion in Venezuela, with Catholicism having the most adherents. Venezuela is a secular nation and its constitution guarantees freedom of religion. Before the arrival of Spanish missionaries, the people residing in the territory of modern day Venezuela practiced a variety of faiths.