| Capitale | nome: Caracas coordinate geografiche: 10 29 N, 66 52 W differenza di tempo: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| Indipendenza | 5 Luglio 1811 (from Spain) |
| Festa nazionale | Giorno Di Indipendenza, 5 Luglio (1811) |
| Costituzione | history: many previous; latest adopted 15 Dicembre 1999, effective 30 Dicembre 1999 amendments: proposed through agreement by at least 39% of the National Assembly membership, by the president of the republic in session with the cabinet of ministers, or by petition of at least 15% of registered voters; passage requires simple majority vote by the Assembly and simple majority approval in a referendum; amended 2009; note - in 2016, President MADURO issued a decree to hold an election to form a constituent assembly to change the constitution; the election in Luglio 2017 approved the formation of a 545-member constituent assembly and elected its delegates, empowering them to change the constitution and dismiss government institutions and officials (2019) |
| Suffragio | 18 anni; universal |
| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Notification Statement: the United States recognizes Juan GUAIDO as the Interim Presidente of Venezuela Presidente Nicolas MADURO Moros (da allora 19 April 2013); Executive Vice Presidente Delcy RODRIGUEZ Gomez (da allora 14 June 2018); note - the president is both capo dello stato and capo di governo capo di governo: Presidente Nicolas MADURO Moros (da allora 19 April 2013); Executive Vice Presidente Delcy RODRIGUEZ Gomez (da allora 14 June 2018) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 6-year term (no term limits); election last held on 20 May 2018 (next election scheduled for 2024) election results: Nicolas MADURO Moros reelected president; percent of vote - Nicolas MADURO Moros (PSUV) 68%, Henri FALCON (AP) 21%, Javier BERTUCCI 11%; note - the election was marked by serious shortcomings and electoral fraud; voter turnout was approximately 46% due largely to an opposition boycott of the election |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019
