Americas · South America
Capital: Caracas
Venezuela
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Venezuela in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #106
Venezuela's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
28.5M
#53 of 196
73rd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$99.66B
#77 of 196
61st percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$0
#164 of 196
16th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$724.3M
#61 of 196
69th percentile
2014 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$0
#189 of 196
4th percentile
2011 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Caracas
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- South America
- Country code
- VEN
Three interesting facts
Venezuela shares land borders with 3 countries: Brazil, Colombia, and Guyana.
Venezuela spans roughly 916,445 square kilometers, placing it around 32nd by area in this factbook.
Venezuela’s position in South America places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Venezuela on the map
Venezuela is located in Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana. Its terrain is Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest, central plains (llanos), Guiana Highlands in southeast. The climate is tropical, hot, humid, more moderate in highlands. In area, the country is almost six times the size of Georgia, slightly more than twice the size of California.
Economy
Economic profile
Venezuela's economy is characterized by South American economy, ongoing hyperinflation since mid-2010s, chaotic economy due to political corruption, infrastructure cuts, and human rights abuses, in debt default, oil exporter, hydropower consumer, rising Chinese relations. Major industries include agricultural products, livestock, raw materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, construction materials, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, iron and steel products, crude oil and petroleum products. Important agricultural products include milk, sugarcane, maize, rice, plantains, oil palm fruit, bananas, chicken, pineapples, potatoes (2023). Notable exports include crude petroleum, petroleum coke, scrap iron, alcohols, fertilizers (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Venezuela has an estimated population of 28,517,000. Language and cultural traditions vary across Venezuela. The population includes unspecified Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, Indigenous. The urban population represents 88.4% of total population (2023).
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