Venezuela

Official Name: República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Capitals: Caracas
Population: 32,987,000 (2021 est.)
Size: 32nd largest country in the world (916,445 km2)
• Venezuela’s name comes from the Italian word “Veneziola” which means little Venice
• Home of the most active area for lightning strikes in the world—Catatumbo has up to 28 per minute
• Home of the highest waterfall in the world – Kerepakupai merú (Angel Falls) is 979 metres tall
• Home to the largest rodent in the world—Capybara
• Venezuela has the largest petrol reserves in the world
• Home to an ice cream shop with the most flavours in the world—641
• The flag’s yellow represents the riches of the country, the blue is the Caribbean, the red the blood lost for independence and the stars represent the signatories to the declaration of independence.