VENEZUELA VENEZUELA REGION SOUTH AMERICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE JULY 5 1811 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION JANUARY 23 1961 POPULATION 23203466 1999 EST AREA 352144 SQ MI CAPITAL CARACAS FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC MAIN INDUSTRIES STEEL OIL PRODUCTS TEXTILES PAPER PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE COFFEE RICE CORN FRUITS SUGAR NATURAL RESOURCES PETROLEUM NATURAL GAS COAL IRON ORE GOLD OTHER MINERALS HYDROELECTRIC POWER BAUXITE CURRENCY BOLIVAR GDP 194.5 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 8500 1998 EST LANGUAGES SPANISH OFFICIAL INDIAN DIALECTS RELIGIONS ROMAN CATHOLIC LITERACY RATE 91 LIFE EXPECTANCY 70 YEARS MALE 76 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 22 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 5 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
