Back Dependencias Federals Venezolanas AN Venesuelanın federal mülkiyyəti Azerbaijani Федэральныя ўладанні Венесуэлы Byelorussian Dependencias Federales CEB Federální dependence Czech Dependencias Federales German Venezuelaj federaciaj dependaĵoj Esperanto Dependencias federales de Venezuela Spanish Dépendances fédérales du Venezuela French Dependencias Federais Venezolanas Galician
Federal Dependencies of Venezuela
Dependencias Federales de Venezuela | |
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Dependencies | |
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.svg) Location in Venezuela | |
| Created | 1938 |
| Islands and Groups | List
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| Area | |
| • Total | 342 km2 (132 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 Census) | |
| • Total | 2,155 |
| Time zone | UTC-4:00 |
The Federal Dependencies of Venezuela (Spanish: Dependencias Federales de Venezuela) encompass most of Venezuela's offshore islands in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Venezuela, excluding those islands that form the State of Nueva Esparta and some Caribbean coastal islands that are integrated with nearby states. These islands, with a total area of 342 square kilometres, are sparsely populated – according to the preliminary results of the 2011 Census only 2,155 people live there permanently, with another hundred from Margarita Island who live there seasonally to engage in fishing. Local government is officially under the authority of Central government in Caracas, although de facto power is often held by the heads of the sparse and somewhat isolated communities that decorate the territories.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ Vila, Marco Aurelio. 1967: Aspectos geográficos de las Dependencias Federales. Corporación Venezolana de Fomento. Caracas. 115p.
- ^ República de Venezuela y República Dominicana. 1981: Tratado de relimitación de áreas marinas y submarinas entre la República de Venezuela y República Dominicana. Ministerio de la Defensa. Caracas. 8p.
- ^ Cervigon, Fernando. 1995: Las Dependencias Federales. Academia Nacional de la Historia. Caracas. 193p.
- ^ Hernández Caballero, Serafín (Editor). 1998: Gran Enciclopedia de Venezuela. Editorial Globe, C.A. Caracas. 10 volúmenes. ISBN 980-6427-00-9 ISBN 980-6427-10-6