Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.66 years male: 69.68 years female: 75.87 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.7 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality: noun: Venezuelan(s) adjective: Venezuelan
Ethnic groups: mestizo 67%, white 21%, black 10%, Amerindian 2%
Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%
Languages: Spanish (official), native dialects spoken by about 200,000
Amerindians in the remote interior
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.1% male: 91.8% female: 90.3% (1995 est.)
@Venezuela:Government
Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Venezuela conventional short form: Venezuela local long form: Republica de Venezuela local short form: Venezuela
Data code: VE