Venezuela is one of South America’s oldest democracies having gained its independence from Spain and Colombia over 200 years ago.
Venezuela is also home to the world’s tallest waterfall, Angel Falls, and a third of the country is made up of national parks.
Check out the rest of this infographic for more quirky facts about Venezuela, as well as a guide to some of the country's larger companies, celebrities and national statistics.
Among the other interesting facts shown here are that it was the first country to abolish the death penalty and it has the world’s largest proven oil reserves.
However, the natural beauty doesn’t stop there as Venezuela has won more Miss World titles than any other nation.
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