Official Title: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela General Information
Capital: Caracas
Population: 26,430,000
Total Area: 912,050 km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 1736.11111111111 bolivar
National Holiday: July 5 (1811 Independance Day)
Language(s): Spanish Political Information
Type of State:
Federal republic (23 states, 1 capital distri Type of Government:
Unicameral 167-member National Assembly; president elected for 6 year term, deputies 5 years Head of State:
President Hugo Chávez Frías Head of Government:
President Hugo Chávez Frías Ministers:
Foreign Affairs: Nicolás Maduro Defense: Commandante General Raul Baduel Finance: Nelson Merentes Díaz Main Political Parties:
President Chávez was re-elected to a six-year term during the national election held on July 30, 2000. The political opposition boycotted the 2005 parliamentary elections on the basis of alleged fraud and as a consequence, all 167 members of the National Assembly are chavistas. The previously powerful national political parties have lost all of their influence. Elections:
2006 Economic Information
Please note that economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and yearly averages for 2005. If blank, statistic unavailable. | | Venezuela | Canada |
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| GDP: | 160.96 billions | 1371.4 billions | | GDP per capita: | 6090 | 42460 | | GDP growth rate: | 9.3% | 2.9% | | Inflation: | 15.9% | 2.2% | | Unemployment: | % | 6.7% |
Trade and Investment
Canadian exports from country: $687,386,752
Canadian imports from country: $1,829,280,808
FDI in Canada: million
CDI in Venezuela: 314 million Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Jesus Arnaldo Pérez Foreign Consulates in Canada:
Montréal (QC), Toronto (ON)
Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Renata Wielgozs Canadian Consulates Abroad:
Margarita Island (honorary) January 2007
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF, EIU, Election World
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