Venezuela

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Military spending

In total, Venezuela spends US$465 million on its military, or 0.95 percent of its GDP. This makes Venezuela the 97th highest military spender in the world and represents 0.024 percent of total global military expenditure.

The military of Venezuela, the national Bolivarian Armed Forces, consist of an army, a Navy and an air force. Its main task is to defend its territorial integrity, but has also been highly active in combating drug trafficking as well as supporting the population during disasters

Military membership

Venezuela is also a member of 6 international military organizations. This makes it the 59th most militarily connected state in the world. It is a member of the following organizations:

System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces
Conference on Disarmament
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
International Atomic Energy Agency
Non-Aligned Movement

Military membership

International wars

Venezuela has partaken in 5 international wars. These are:

Venezuelan crisis of 1901–1903
Dutch–Venezuelan crisis 1908-1908
Calderonista Invasion of Costa Rica 1955-1955
Cuban invasion of Venezuela 1963-1963
Invasion of Machurucuto 1967-1967

Number of international wars fought

Military spending (in US$ million)

Membership (international political organizations)

In total, Venezuela is a member of 15 international political organizations. This makes it the 48th most connected state in the world. It is a member of the following organizations:

Member state of the United Nations
International Labour Organization
Organization of American States
Union of South American Nations
Association of Caribbean States
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and

Restoration of Cultural Property

Organization of Ibero-American States

Political Membership

Democracy/dictatorship rating

It is the 154th most democratic state in the world. Aside from possible election fraud, there has been a centralization of power to the president and there have been harsh crackdowns on political dissidents as well as disregard for civil rights.

Democracy/Dictatorship

The politics of Venezuela take place in the form of a republic where the president is head of state as well as head of government. Its elections take place every six years and the president can be elected indefinitely. This has led to scepticism over election results which resulted in Parliament not recognizing the president, which has led to Western states supporting the interim President while other states have supported the president.

International Criminal Court
Interpol
Permanent Court of Arbitration
Association of World Election Bodies
South Centre (organization)
World Organization for Animal Health
UNIDROIT

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Being named after Venice and known for its waterfalls, Venezuela, or the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has had large economic hardships over the last decades. Before contact with Europeans, the area was inhabited by the Timoto-Cuica people, which had an ancient civilization. After coming into contact with Spanish explorers by the end of the 15th century, the area started to become colonized at the start of the 16th century. From the 16th century until the 19th century, the area was cultivated by slaves that were brought in from Africa and mainly grew sugar and cocoa. During this period, opposition grew into a rebellion and during the 18th century, it declared its independence following the conquering of Spain by Napoleon. After the declaration, the territory of Venezuela was part of a state called grand Colombia which Incorporated Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and parts of Brazil. After leaving this union in 1830, Venezuela became its current state. Since then, Venezuela has remained economically stable due to its large oil reserves, but politically unstable with several military dictatorships as well as coup attempts. At the start of the 21st century, more socialist policies took place which decreased foreign investment and saw the rise of economic instability as well as political instability in 2019 when a Western back politician declared himself to be president which led to high internal unrest.

Located in the northern part of South America, the geography of Venezuela consists of two large mountain ranges which run along its northern coastal area as well as its southeastern part. Through its center, it has a flat and fertile plane. Most of its southern part is covered by tropical rain forest while its flat plane is sparsely vegetated. In total, Venezuela borders three other states with Guiana to its east, Brazil to its south and Colombia to its west. To the north, it is located on the Caribbean Sea.

It is the 32nd largest state with a total surface area of 921.027 square kilometers or 355.610 square miles. This makes Venezuela slightly smaller than Pakistan and slightly larger than Nigeria.

It has a total water surface area of 30.150 square kilometers or 12.060 square miles. This makes Venezuela the 19th largest state in the world.

Below, a graph is shown which displays the absolute amount of water of each state in square kilometers and square miles.

A large portion of its territory is covered by many rivers with the Orinoco being the largest. This abundance of water, however, does not translate into the availability of drinkable water which is largely contaminated.

Afghanistan's share of water, as well as the other states are displayed below.

The climate of Venezuela is a tropical climate which is hot and humid all year around. There is a variation between its mountain range and its flat plane. The average temperature is 25 degrees Celsius or 77 degrees Fahrenheit. This makes Venezuela the 60th warmest state in the world.

The average high temperature is 29.6 degrees Celsius or 85 degrees Fahrenheit.

The average low temperature is 20.3 degrees Celsius or 68.5 degrees Fahrenheit.

Rain is unevenly spread out throughout Venezuela with its coastal area receiving two and half times as much as its lower planes. Most of its rain occurs between March and November. On average, Venezuela receives 111.5 centimetres or 43.9 inches of rainfall per year which ranks it as the 84th highest in the world.

The capital of Venezuela, Caracas, is home to roughly 2.7 million people. The closest capital is Saint Georges, Grenada, with a distance of 582 kilometers or 361 miles. The capital that is the furthest removed is Jakarta, Indonesia, with a distance of 19.209 kilometers or 11.936 miles.

The economy of Venezuela has taken a sharp decline over the last decade with hyperinflation creating a large amount of poverty throughout Venezuela. Its economy is currently highly dependent on the export of raw materials with aluminium and oil being the largest. Most of these products are exported to Russia and China which combined represent roughly 30 percent of all exports. Most of its imports come from the United States and China which combined represent 40 percent of all imports.

Venezuela is a member of 13 international economic organizations. This makes it the 88th most connected state in the world. It is a member of the following organizations:

Inter-American Development Bank
International Monetary Fund
OPEC Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
World Bank Group
World Customs Organization
World Trade Organization
International Bamboo and Rattan Organization
ALBA Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America
International Solar Alliance
Group of 15
Group of 77
Group of 24
Advisory Centre on World Trade Organization Law

It has a GDP of US$91.785 million, which makes it the 66th highest in the world and represents 0.11 percent of total global GDP.

Its GDP per surface area is the 147th highest in the world with US$99.655 per square kilometer or US$258.106 per square mile.

Its GDP per capita is the 130th highest in the world with US$3.097.

The absolute earnings (GDP per capita) reflect the average yearly income. The figure below shows how much, on average, an inhabitant of another state earns for every $1 earned by a citizen of this state.

Its purchasing power parity per capita is the 92nd highest in the world with US$14.109.

The relative Gross Domestic Product in Purchasing Power Parity compares the purchasing power of this state with that of the rest of the world. The graph on the left shows how much purchasing power of 1$ compared to the purchasing power of other states

It is the 47th most populous state in the world with a total population of 29.6 million people. The majority of the population speaks Spanish and are of an ethnic mix between the indigenous people and Europeans or Africans. Other minorities are ethnic Europeans, ethnic Africans as well as indigenous people.

It has the 146th highest population density in the world with 32 people per square kilometer or 83 people per square mile.

Because of economic hardship, 7.8 percent of the population, or 2.5 million people, have migrated to other states. This makes Venezuela the 27th state with the highest number of emigrants and represents just over one percent of total global emigration. The main destination has been Colombia which has received roughly 40 percent of all migrants.

Immigration to Venezuela is represented by 4.2 percent of the population, or 1.4 million people. This makes Venezuela the 31st state with the highest number of immigrants and represents 0.54 percent of total global immigration. This group mainly consists of Venezuelans that have re-migrated to Venezuela from Colombia.

The literacy rate in Venezuela is 95.5 percent which is the 84th highest in the world. Education is free and compulsory between the ages of five and 11. This number is likely to decline as the government of Venezuela has seen a decline in its economy which in turn lowers its finances in its education.

The people that migrated from Venezuela are mostly highly educated, among which a high proportion of hospital staff. This has led to a sharp decrease in public health as its system is nearing a collapse. This has led to an increase in communicable diseases which has led to one of the highest global increases in communicable diseases such as malaria and measles. Other health threats are the lack of medicines for other diseases such as HIV, cancer and diabetes. The average life expectancy is 72.4 years which is the 75th highest in the world. Women have an average life expectancy of 76.3 years, while men have an average life expectancy of 68.6 years.

The government of Venezuela provides freedom of religion as long as it does not display public degeneracy. The government does not require religious education throughout its educational system but does allow this in public education.

The largest religion in Venezuela is Christianity which is represented by 74.6 percent of the population. This makes it the 72nd most Christian state in the world. The largest denomination is Roman Catholicism which it inherited from its Spanish colonial era.

Islam is represented by 0.3 percent of the population and most followers adhere to the Shia denomination. This makes Venezuela the 141st most Islamic state in the world. Roughly 15 percent of Muslims are situated in the capital where it houses the second largest mosque of south America.

Buddhism is represented by 0.07 percent of the population. These are mainly migrants from East Asia, predominantly China, Korea and Japan.

Hinduism is represented by 0.03 percent of the population and mainly consists of Indo Caribbeans as well as migrants from Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname.

Judaism is represented by 0.04 percent of the population.

Other religions are represented by 0.19 percent of the population. These are mainly indigenous religions as well as traditional African religions.

Irreligion is represented by 6.7 percent of the population.