| Area Total | 912,050 sq km |
| Climate | tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands |
| Natural Resources | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds |
| Imports | agricultural products, livestock, raw materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, construction materials, medical equipment, petroleum products, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, iron and steel products – US 24.8%, China 14.2%, Mexico 9.5% (2017) |
| Government | federal presidential republic |
| Capital | Caracas |
| Population | 31,689,176 (July 2018 est.) |
| Ethnicity | unspecified Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people |
| Language | Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects |
| Exports | petroleum and petroleum products, bauxite and aluminum, minerals, chemicals, agricultural products – US 34.8%, India 17.2%, China 16%, Netherlands Antilles 8.2%, Singapore 6.3%, Cuba 4.2% (2017) |
News about Venezuela
- Venezuela claims to have foiled alleged CIA-backed "false flag" plot from Trinidad and Tobago
on October 27, 2025Venezuela's Bolivarian regime on Monday denounced what it claims is a high-level "false flag" operation orchestrated by the CIA and coordinated from Trinidad and Tobago, designed to create a pretext to launch a military strike against Caracas. Foreign Minister Yván Gil stated that a "criminal cell financed by the CIA" linked to the covert operation was […]
- US strike kills six on Caribbean boat
on October 25, 2025The US military conducted a “lethal kinetic strike” on a vessel in international waters overnight Thursday, killing six people described as “narco-terrorists,” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Friday.
- Maduro says foreign movements organizing brigades to help Venezuela
on October 25, 2025Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced Friday that international social movements were organizing the "Simón Bolívar Internationalist Brigades" to "fight alongside Venezuela for independence, sovereignty, and peace."
- Moscow and Caracas ratify bond amidst Caribbean tensions
on October 23, 2025The Russian Parliament officially ratified the Strategic Partnership Treaty between Moscow and Caracas on Wednesday, expanding political and economic cooperation between the two nations amid heightened military tensions in the Caribbean Sea in view of the United States' deployment targeting alleged drug smuggling boats. The Russian Federation Council (Upper […]
- US Senate warned of Hezbollah expansion in Venezuela
on October 22, 2025A group of international terrorism experts delivered a stark warning to the US Senate on Tuesday, detailing the dramatic expansion of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in Latin America, with particular emphasis on its deepening ties with the Venezuelan state under President Nicolás Maduro.
- IAPA finds deteriorating conditions for reporters in Paraguay and Venezuela
on October 20, 2025The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA), at the close of its 81st General Assembly, released a report highlighting "persistent serious challenges" to freedom of expression in Paraguay. It also noted that 80 digital news portals were blocked in Venezuela, including CNN, NTN24, and Infobae.
- Two survivors captured after US military strike on alleged Venezuelan “narco-submarine”
on October 17, 2025Two people have reportedly survived a US military attack on a vessel allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela and are being held aboard a Navy ship in the Caribbean, according to unnamed US officials cited by American media.
- Caracas angered by CIA clearance to target Venezuela
on October 16, 2025After The New York Times revealed that US President Donald Trump authorized the CIA to carry out covert actions in Venezuela, the Bolivarian regime in Caracas issued a fierce response.
- Trump authorizes CIA covert operations in Venezuela amid rising military tensions
on October 15, 2025U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that he has authorized the CIA to carry out covert operations inside Venezuela, marking a new escalation in Washington’s campaign against Nicolás Maduro’s government. The move, first reported by The New York Times, comes as U.S. military pressure intensifies in the Caribbean, where American forces have […]
- Maduro orders Armed Forces to ready "indigenous brigades"
on October 14, 2025Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the expansion of indigenous militias within the Bolivarian forces to defend the nation against what he calls a "threat" from the US military deployment in the Caribbean.
