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Venezuela

El Avila National Park, Caracas.

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:33.24 million*
Population density:37 per km2
GDP per capita:US$ 3,604*
GDP at market prices:US$ 119.8 billion*

* Source: OPEC Annual Statistical Bulletin 2024

OPEC Fund Ministerial Council Member:

HE Ms. Anabel Pereira Fernández, Minister of the People's Power for Economy and Finance

OPEC Fund Governing Board Representative: 

Mr. Román Daniel Maniglia Darwich, President of Banco de Venezuela, S.A.C.A. Banco Universal, Ministry of People's Power for Economy and Finance

OPEC Fund Alternate Governing Board Representative:

Mr. Eduardo Antonio Ramírez Castro, Vice-Minister of Hydrocarbon Geopolitics, Ministry of People's Power for Hydrocarbons