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Venezuela
View of the city of Caracas and its iconic mountain El Avila.
Facts and figures
| Official country name: | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
| National capital: | Caracas |
| Location: | On the north coast of South America, bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south. |
| Area: | 916,000 km2 |
| Population: | 32.25 million |
| Population density: | 35 per km2 |
| GDP per capita: | US$ 2,175* |
| GDP at market prices: | US$ 70,140 million* |
* Source: OPEC Annual Statistical Bulletin 2020
OPEC Fund Ministerial Council Member:
Dr Delcy Eloina Rodriguez Gomez, Executive Vice-President and Minister of People's Power of Economy and Finance (ad interim)
OPEC Fund Governing Board Representative:
Jesse Alonso Chacón Escamillo, Ambassador and Governor of Venezuela, the OPEC Fund, Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
OPEC Fund Alternate Governing Board Representative:
Eduardo Antonio Ramírez Castro, Vice-Minister of Economic Articulation, General Director Office of Integration and International Affairs, Alternate Governor of Venezuela, the OPEC Fund, Ministry of People's Power of Economy and Finance