Venezuela
South America · Capital: Caracas
Venezuela is a country in South America, home to about 28.8 million people across 912,050 km². Its capital is Caracas. It is a coastal country sharing land borders with 3 countries.
Key facts
Capital
Caracas
Region
South America
Population
~28.8 million people
Area
912,050 km²
Density
32 people per km²
Coastline
Has a coastline
Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Drives on the
Right
Language
Spanish
Standard time zones
1
Highest point
4,978 m
Head of state
Not a monarch
Member of
OPEC
Flag colors
yellow, blue, red, white
Flag features
at least one star
Land borders (3)
Brazil
Colombia
GuyanaVenezuela in the game
Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Venezuela is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 22 claims from the pool that are true of Venezuela, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.
- Its capital city's name begins with “C”1 of 7
- Borders Brazil1 of 10
- Is an OPEC member1 of 12
- Is in South America1 of 12
- Its name contains the letter “Z”1 of 15
- Has Spanish as an official language1 of 20
- Is in the Americas1 of 35
- Has a peak higher than 4,000 m1 of 43
- Has an area larger than 500,000 km²1 of 51
- Has a peak higher than 3,000 m1 of 65
- Its flag features a star1 of 67
- Has an area larger than 200,000 km²1 of 84
- Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
- Its flag contains blue1 of 99
- Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
- Has exactly one official language1 of 130
- Drives on the right1 of 141
- Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
- Has a coastline1 of 151
- Its flag contains red1 of 152
- Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
- Lies within a single time zone1 of 177