Venezuela

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Facts

Population: 26,023,528 (July 2007 est.).

Age structure: 0-14 years: 31.6% (male 4,169,979/female 4,046,170) 15-64 years: 63.4% (male 8,120,661/female 8,369,065) 65 years and over: 5.1% (male 586,863/female 730,790) (2007 est.).

Population growth rate: 1.486% (2007 est.).

Birth rate: 21.22 births/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Death rate: 5.08 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Net migration rate: -1.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.031 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.803 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2007 est.).

Infant mortality rate: total: 22.52 deaths/1,000 live births male: 26.14 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.).

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 73.28 years male: 70.24 years female: 76.48 years (2007 est.).

Total fertility rate: 2.55 children born/woman (2007 est.).

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.7%; note - no country specific models provided (2001 est.).

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 110,000 (1999 est.).

HIV/AIDS - deaths: 4,100 (2003 est.).

Nationality: noun: Venezuelan(s) adjective: Venezuelan.

Ethnic groups: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people.

Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%.

Languages: Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects.

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93% male: 93.3% female: 92.7% (2001 census).

GDP (purchasing power parity): $186.3 billion (2006 est.).

GDP - real growth rate: 10.3% (2006 est.).

GDP - per capita (PPP): $7,200 (2006 est.).

GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 3.7% industry: 41% services: 55.3% (2006 est.).

Labor force: 12.5 million (November 2006 est.).

Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 13% industry: 23% services: 64% (1997 est.).

Population below poverty line: 37.9% (end 2005 est.).

Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 0.8% highest 10%: 36.5% (1998).

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 15.8% (2006 est.).

Unemployment rate: 8.9% (October 2006 est.).

Budget: revenues: $52.24 billion expenditures: $52.9 billion; including capital expenditures of $2.6 billion (2006 est.).

Agriculture - products: corn, sorghum, sugarcane, rice, bananas, vegetables, coffee; beef, pork, milk, eggs; fish.

Industries: petroleum, construction materials, food processing, textiles; iron ore mining, steel, aluminum; motor vehicle assembly.

Industrial production growth rate: 7% (2006 est.).

Electricity - production: 93.03 billion kWh (2004).

Electricity - consumption: 86.52 billion kWh (2004).

Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2004).

Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2004).

Exports: $69.23 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.).

Exports - commodities: petroleum, bauxite and aluminum, steel, chemicals, agricultural products, basic manufactures.

Exports - partners: US 50.9%, Netherlands Antilles 7.2%, Canada 2.4% (2005).

Imports: $28.81 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.).

Imports - commodities: raw materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, construction materials.

Imports - partners: US 31.6%, Colombia 11%, Brazil 9.1%, Mexico 6.9% (2005).

Debt - external: $35.63 billion (2006 est.).

Economic aid - recipient: $74 million (2000).

Currency (code): bolivar (VEB).

Exchange rates: bolivares per US dollar - 2,147 (2006), 2,089.8 (2005), 1,891.3 (2004), 1,607 (2003), 1,161 (2002).

Fiscal year: calendar year.