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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	20.29	Per 1000 Inhabitants	93	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	5.14	Per 1000 Inhabitants	182	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	21.07	Per 1000 Live Births	97	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	73.77	Years	108	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	0.00	Per 1000 Inhabitants	77	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	1.52	Percent	80	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	2.45	Born per Woman	94	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	113300	Gigawatt hour	29	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	25510	1 Mil. Cubic metre	31	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	24010	1 Mil. Cubic metre	28	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	-2.90	Percent	162	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	13100	Dollar	86	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	349300	Million dollar	32	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	-10.40	Percent	145	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	27.10	Percent	220	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	760	1000 Barrel per day	23	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	2643	1000 Barrel per day	9	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	10.90	Percent	122	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	912050	Square kilometer	33			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	0.70	Percent	63			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	4100		49			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	110000		45			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	27223228		45			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
Caribbean Community and Common Market	to promote economic integration and development, especially among the less developed countries	observer
Southern Cone Common Market or Southern Common Market	to increase regional economic cooperation	associate
Caribbean Development Bank	to promote economic development and cooperation
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 15	to promote economic cooperation among developing nations;to act as the main political organ for the Nonaligned Movement
Group of 24	to promote the interests of developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America within the IMF
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
Inter-American Development Bank	to promote economic and social development in Latin America
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Chamber of Commerce	to promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent business interests at national and international levels
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Hydrographic Organization	to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays;to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography;to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Mobile Satellite Organization	acts as watchdog over Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization), a private company, to make sure it follows ICAO standards and recommended practices;plays an active role in the development of international telecommunications policies
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migration	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity
International Telecommunications Satellites Organization	to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Latin American Economic System	to promote economic and social development through regional cooperation
Latin American Integration Association	to promote freer regional trade
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
Nonaligned Movement	to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
Organization of American States	to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean	to encourage the peaceful uses of atomic energy and prohibit nuclear weapons
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries	to coordinate petroleum policies
Permanent Court of Arbitration	to facilitate the settlement of international disputes
PetroCaribe	to eliminate existing social inequities, to foster high standards of living, to promote effective people's participation in shaping their own destiny
Rio Group	to consult on regional Latin American issues
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
Union of South American Nations	to model a community after the European Union which will include a common currency, parliament, passport, and defense policy
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find permanent solutions to refugee problems
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
Union Latina	to project, protect, and promote the common heritage and unifying identities of the Latin, and Latin-influenced, world
World Tourism Organization	to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers
League of Arab States		observer

Names

Venezuela : Name
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela : Longname
Venezuela : Name
- Local
Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela : Longname
- Local

Description

Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Ecuador and New Granada, which became Colombia). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who promoted the oil industry and allowed for some social reforms. Democratically elected governments have held sway since 1959. Hugo CHAVEZ, president since 1999, seeks to implement his "21st Century Socialism," which purports to alleviate social ills while at the same time attacking capitalist globalization and existing democratic institutions. Current concerns include: a weakening of democratic institutions, political polarization, a politicized military, drug-related violence along the Colombian border, increasing internal drug consumption, overdependence on the petroleum industry with its price fluctuations, and irresponsible mining operations that are endangering the rain forest and indigenous peoples.