United States of Venezuela
United States of Venezuela Estados Unidos de Venezuela (Spanish) | |||||||||
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| 1864–1953 | |||||||||
| Motto: "Dios y Federación" (Spanish) ("God and Federation") | |||||||||
| Anthem: Gloria al Bravo Pueblo ("Glory to the Brave People") (since 1881) | |||||||||
The United States of Venezuela in 1870 | |||||||||
| Capital | Caracas | ||||||||
| Common languages | Spanish | ||||||||
| Religion | None | ||||||||
| Demonyms | Venezolano (male) Venezolana (female) | ||||||||
| Government | Federal presidential republic | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1864–1868 | Juan Crisóstomo Falcón (first) | ||||||||
• 1952–1953 | Marcos Pérez Jiménez (last) | ||||||||
| Vice President | |||||||||
• 1864–1868 | Antonio Leocadio Guzmán | ||||||||
| Legislature | Unicameral Congress | ||||||||
| Historical era | Mid 19th – Mid 20th centuries | ||||||||
• End of the Federal War | 13 April 1864 | ||||||||
• 24th Constitution adopted | 11 April 1953 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1891 | 1,448,919 km2 (559,431 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1891 | 2,323,527 | ||||||||
| Currency | Peso (until 1871) Venezolano (1871–1879) Bolívar (since 1879) | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | VE | ||||||||
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| Today part of | |||||||||
The United States of Venezuela (Spanish: Estados Unidos de Venezuela) was the official name of Venezuela, which adopted in its 1864 constitution under the Juan Crisóstomo Falcón government. This remained the official name until 1953, when the constitution of that year renamed it the Republic of Venezuela. In 1999 under newly elected president Hugo Chávez and his modification to the Constitution, Venezuela's official name became the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.