Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela[1]
República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Motto: Dios y Federación  (Spanish)
"God and Federation"
Anthem: Gloria al Bravo Pueblo  (Spanish)
Glory to the Brave People
70% Mestizo/Mulatto,
20% White,
5% Amerindian,
5% others (Africans, Arabs, Asians)
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from Spain
July 5, 1811
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January 13, 1830
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Recognized
March 30, 1845
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Total
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Water (%)
0.32
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July 2009 estimate
26,814,843 (40th)
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2001 census
23,054,985
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30.2/km2 (173rd)
77/sq mi
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