Venezuela
Administrative divisions of Venezuela
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. These are grouped into regions.
Water source of Venezuela
Venezuela Rivers number to a thousand. Most of the Rivers in Venezuela rise in the northern mountains and flow towards the south east to the Rio Apure, which is a tributary of Orinoco.
Religion in Venezuela
Venezuelans are constitutionally guaranteed freedom of religion provided that a faith is not contrary to public order or good custom. According to the latest government statistics in 2001, an estimated 70% of the population are Roman Catholic.