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Venezuela is divided into 23 states (estados), 1 Capital District (Distrito Capital) and the Federal Dependencies (Dependencias Federales de Ultramar) that consist of a large number of Venezuelan islands.

Contents 1 Historical States 2 States & Districts 3 Special status areas 4 Municipal organization 5 External links

[edit] 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, and Vargas (in that order).

[edit] States & Districts

Below is a list of the 23 states of Venezuela plus the Capital District. The states are listed along with their correspondent emblems, data and location.

Flag	Coat of Arms	States	Capital city	Population (2007 est.)	Area	Region	Location
		Amazonas	Puerto Ayacucho	142,200	180,145 km²	Guayana
		Anzoátegui	Barcelona	1,477,900	43,300 km²	Nor - Oriental
		Apure	San Fernando de Apure	473,900	76,500 km²	Llanos
		Aragua	Maracay	1,665,200	7,014 km²	Central
		Barinas	Barinas	756,600	35,200 km²	Andean
		Bolívar	Ciudad Bolívar	1,534,800	238,000 km²	Guayana
		Carabobo	Valencia	2,227,000	4,650 km²	Central
		Cojedes	San Carlos	300,300	14,800 km²	Central
		Delta Amacuro	Tucupita	152,700	40,200 km²	Guayana
		Distrito Capital	Caracas	5,240,320	433 km²	Capital
		Falcón	Coro	901,500	24,800 km²	Central - Occidental
		Guárico	San Juan De Los Morros	745,100	64,986 km²	Llanos
		Lara	Barquisimeto	1,795,100	19,800 km²	Central - Occidental
		Mérida	Mérida	843,800	11,300 km²	Andean
		Miranda	Los Teques	2,857,900	7,950 km²	Capital
		Monagas	Maturín	855,300	28,930 km²	Nor - Oriental
		Nueva Esparta	La Asunción	436,900	1,150 km²	Insular
		Portuguesa	Guanare	873,400	15,200 km²	Central - Occidental
		Sucre	Cumaná	916,600	11,800 km²	Nor - Oriental
		Táchira	San Cristóbal	1,177,300	11,100 km²	South - Occidental
		Trujillo	Trujillo	711,400	7,400 km²	Andean
		Vargas	La Güaira	332,900	1,496 km²	Capital
		Yaracuy	San Felipe	597,700	7,100 km²	Central - Occidental
		Zulia	Maracaibo	3,620,200	63,100 km²	Zulian

[edit] Special status areas

Area	Capital city	Population (2007 est.)	Area
Capital District	Caracas	2,085,500	433 km²
Federal Dependencies	(none)	2,245	342 km²

[edit] Municipal organization

Venezuelan states are subdivided into "municipalities" (Spanish municipios), which may correspond to either or both of county and city in English-speaking countries. Municipios are the fundamental unit of local government in Venezuela.

[edit] External links

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