Venezuelan Federal Dependencies
| Federal Dependencies of Venezuela | ||
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.svg) Location in Venezuela |
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| Created | 2012 | |
| Capital | Gran Roque | |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 342 km2 (132 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011 Census) | ||
| • Total | 2,155 | |
| Time zone | UTC-4:30 | |
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 which form the State of Nueva Esparta. 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 under the authority of the mayor of Caracas.
The federal dependencies are composed of 600 islands and smaller formations; many have an area of less than 10,000 square metres and are essentially simple rocks. The largest island, La Tortuga, accounts for almost half of the territory of the federal dependencies.
Dependencias Federales stretch for 900 km (560 mi) along the coast from Archipiélago Los Monjes in the west at the Gulf of Venezuela to Isla de Patos southeast of Isla Margarita at the Gulf of Paria in the east.
These are set out below:
Coordinates: 12°21′N 70°55′W / 12.350°N 70.917°W
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