States of Venezuela

Venezuela is divided into 23 states (estados), 1 capital district  and the federal dependencies  that consist of a large number of Venezuelan islands. Venezuela also claims the Guayana Esequiba territory which is made up of six districts in the independent nation of Guyana.U.S. Department of State: Background Note: Venezuela.Statoids: States of Venezuela.Hernández Caballero, Serafín (Editor). (1998): Gran Enciclopedia de Venezuela. Editorial Globe, C.A. Caracas. 10 volúmenes.  

States
Below is a list of the 23 states of Venezuela. The states are listed along with their correspondent emblems, data and location.

FlagCoat of ArmsStatesCapital cityPopulation (2010 est.)AreaRegionLocation50pxAmazonasPuerto Ayacucho142,200180,145 km²Guayana50px50px40pxAnzoáteguiBarcelona1,654,90043,300 km²Nor - Oriental50px50pxApureSan Fernando de Apure499,90076,500 km²Llanos50px50px35pxAraguaMaracay1,665,2007,014 km²Central50px50pxBarinasBarinas756,60035,200 km²Andean50px50px35pxBolívarCiudad Bolívar1,852,800238,000 km²Guayana50px50pxCaraboboValencia2,531,0004,650 km²Central50px50pxCojedesSan Carlos340,30014,800 km²Central50px50pxDelta AmacuroTucupita159,70040,200 km²Guayana50px50pxFalcónCoro961,50024,800 km²Central - Occidental50px50px35pxGuáricoSan Juan de Los Morros745,10064,986 km²Llanos50px50pxLaraBarquisimeto1,999,10019,800 km²Central - Occidental50px50px35pxMéridaMérida895,80011,300 km²Andean50px50pxMirandaLos Teques3,010,9007,950 km²Capital50px50pxMonagasMaturín999,30028,930 km²Nor - Oriental50px50pxNueva EspartaLa Asunción508,9001,150 km²Insular50px50pxPortuguesaGuanare919,40015,200 km²Central - Occidental50px50px40pxSucreCumaná945,60011,800 km²Nor - Oriental50px50px50pxTáchiraSan Cristóbal1,225,30011,100 km²Andean50px50pxTrujilloTrujillo747,4007,400 km²Andean50px50pxVargasLa Guaira337,9001,496 km²Capital50px50pxYaracuySan Felipe640,7007,100 km²Central - Occidental50px50pxZuliaMaracaibo4,020,20063,100 km²Zulian50px

Special status areas

FlagCoat of ArmsAreaCapital cityPopulation (2007 est.)AreaLocation50px 40px Capital DistrictCaracas2,085,500433 km²50px50px Federal DependenciesLos Roques15,420342 km² 50px

References

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