States of Venezuela
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[[Venezuela]] is divided into 23 states ''(estados)'', 1 [[Venezuelan Capital District|Capital District]] ''(Distrito Capital)'' and the [[Venezuelan Federal Dependencies|Federal Dependencies]] ''(Dependencias Federales de Ultramar)'' that consist of a large number of Venezuelan islands.
== Historical States ==
Prior to the [[Federal War]] (1859–1863), Venezuela was divided into provinces rather than states. The victorious forces were supposed to grant more autonomy to the individual states, but this was not implemented.
From 1863 to the early 1900s there were numerous territorial changes, including the merger and splitting of states, but from then until the late 1990s the states were left unchanged. However, recent years have seen the creation of three new states: [[Delta Amacuro]], [[Amazonas State (Venezuela)|Amazonas]], and [[Vargas State|Vargas]] (in that order).
==States & Districts==
Below is a list of the 23 states of Venezuela plus the [[Venezuelan Capital District|Capital District]]. The states are listed along with their correspondent emblems, data and location.
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!Population (2007 est.)
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|align=left|[[Image:Flag of Amazonas State.svg|50px]]||[[Image:Escudo amazonas.gif|40px]]||[[Amazonas (Venezuelan state)|Amazonas]]||[[Puerto Ayacucho]]||142,200||180,145 km²||Guayana||[[Image:Venezuela-amazonas.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Banderaanzoa.GIF|50px]]||[[Image:Ve)anzoategui.png|40px]]||[[Anzoátegui]]||[[Barcelona, Venezuela|Barcelona]]||1,477,900||43,300 km²||Nor - Oriental||[[Image:Venezuela-anzoategui.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Flag of Apure State.svg|50px]]||[[Image:Ve)apure.png|35px]]||[[Apure (state)|Apure]]||[[San Fernando de Apure]]||473,900||76,500 km²||Llanos||[[Image:Venezuela-apure.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Flag of Aragua State.svg|50px]]||[[Image:Ve)aragua.png|35px]]||[[Aragua (state)|Aragua]]||[[Maracay]]||1,665,200||7,014 km²||Central||[[Image:Venezuela-aragua.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Barinasvlag.png|50px]]||[[Image:Barinas.jpg|40px]]||[[Barinas (state)|Barinas]]||[[Barinas, Venezuela|Barinas]]||756,600||35,200 km²||Andean||[[Image:Venezuela-barinas.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Bolivar State flag.png|50px]]||[[Image:Ve bolivar-escut.png|35px]]||[[Bolívar (state)|Bolívar]]||[[Ciudad Bolívar]]||1,534,800||238,000 km²||Guayana||[[Image:Venezuela-bolivar.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Flag of Carabobo State.svg|50px]]||[[Image:Escudocarabobob.jpg|35px]]||[[Carabobo]]||[[Valencia, Venezuela|Valencia]]||2,227,000||4,650 km²||Central||[[Image:Venezuela-carabobo.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Flag of Cojedes State.svg|50px]]||[[Image:Escudo cojedes-1-.jpg|40px]]||[[Cojedes (state)|Cojedes]]||[[San Carlos, Cojedes|San Carlos]]||300,300||14,800 km²||Central||[[Image:Venezuela-cojedes.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Flag of Delta Amacuro State.svg|50px]]||[[Image:Ve)deltaamacuro.png|40px]]||[[Delta Amacuro]]||[[Tucupita]]||152,700||40,200 km²||Guayana||[[Image:Venezuela-delta.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Flag of Caracas.png|50px]]||[[Image:Caracas coat of arms.gif|40px]]||[[Venezuelan Capital District|Distrito Capital]]||[[Caracas]]||5,240,320||433 km²||Capital||[[Image:Venezuela-capital.jpg|40px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Flag of Falcon State.png|50px]]||[[Image:ESCUDO DEL ESTADO FALCON.jpg|35px]]||[[Falcón]]||[[Santa Ana de Coro|Coro]]||901,500||24,800 km²||Central - Occidental||[[Image:Venezuela-falcon.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Flag of Guarico State.svg|50px]]||[[Image:Ve)guarico.png|35px]]||[[Guárico]]||[[San Juan De Los Morros]]||745,100||64,986 km²||Llanos||[[Image:Venezuela-guarico.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Flag of Lara State.svg|50px]]||[[Image:Ve)lara.png|40px]]||[[Lara (state)|Lara]]||[[Barquisimeto]]||1,795,100||19,800 km²||Central - Occidental||[[Image:Venezuela-lara.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Flag of Mérida.svg|50px]]||[[Image:Escudo Mérida.gif|35px]]||[[Mérida (state)|Mérida]]||[[Mérida, Venezuela|Mérida]]||843,800||11,300 km²||Andean||[[Image:Venezuela-merida.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Banderamiranda.jpg|50px]]||[[Image:EscudoMiranda.jpg|35px]]||[[Miranda (state)|Miranda]]||[[Los Teques]]||2,857,900||7,950 km²||Capital||[[Image:Venezuela-miranda.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Flag of Monagas State.png|50px]]||[[Image:Escudo Monagas.gif|50px]]||[[Monagas]]||[[Maturín]]||855,300||28,930 km²||Nor - Oriental||[[Image:Venezuela-monagas.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Flag of Nueva Esparta.svg|50px]]||[[Image:Escudonvaesparta.jpg|40px]]||[[Nueva Esparta]]||[[La Asunción]]||436,900||1,150 km²||Insular||[[Image:Venezuela-esparta.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Flag of Portuguesa.png|50px]]||[[Image:Escudo Portuguesa.jpg|35px]]||[[Portuguesa (state)|Portuguesa]]||[[Guanare]]||873,400||15,200 km²||Central - Occidental||[[Image:Venezuela-portuguesa.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Flag of Sucre State.svg|50px]]||[[Image:Coat of arms of Sucre State.png|40px]]||[[Sucre (state)|Sucre]]||[[Cumaná]]||916,600||11,800 km²||Nor - Oriental||[[Image:Venezuela-sucre.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Tachira flag.gif|50px]]||[[Image:Escudo Tachira.gif|35px]]||[[Táchira (state)|Táchira]]||[[San Cristóbal, Táchira|San Cristóbal]]||1,177,300||11,100 km²||South - Occidental||[[Image:Venezuela-tachira.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Flag of Trujillo State.svg|50px]]||[[Image:Escudo trujillo Vzla.gif|35px]]||[[Trujillo (state)|Trujillo]]||[[Trujillo, Venezuela|Trujillo]]||711,400||7,400 km²||Andean||[[Image:Venezuela-trujillo.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:VARGAS.JPG|50px]]||[[Image:Escudo vargas.PNG|35px]]||[[Vargas (state)|Vargas]]||[[La Güaira]]||332,900||1,496 km²||Capital||[[Image:Venezuela-vargas.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Flag of Yaracuy State.svg|50px]]||[[Image:Escudo yaracuy.JPG|35px]]||[[Yaracuy]]||[[San Felipe, Venezuela|San Felipe]]||597,700||7,100 km²||Central - Occidental||[[Image:Venezuela-yaracuy.jpg|50px]]
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|align=left|[[Image:Bandezulia.gif|50px]]||[[Image:Armoirie.Zulia.Venezuela.gif|40px]]||[[Zulia]]||[[Maracaibo]]||3,620,200||63,100 km²||Zulian||[[Image:Venezuela-zulia.jpg|50px]]
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==Special status areas==
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!Population (2007 est.)
!Area
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|align=left| [[Venezuelan Capital District|Capital District]]||[[Caracas]]||2,085,500||433 km²
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|align=left| [[Venezuelan Federal Dependencies|Federal Dependencies]]||(none)||2,245||342 km²
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==Municipal organization==
Venezuelan states are [[Subnational entity|subdivided]] into "[[municipality|municipalities]]" ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] ''municipios''), which may correspond to either or both of [[county]] and [[city]] in [[English language|English]]-speaking countries. ''Municipios'' are the fundamental unit of [[local government]] in Venezuela.
==External links==
* [http://www.citymayors.com/government/venezuela_government.html CityMayors feature]
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