COI Report - Venezuela: Country Focus

Country: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Source: European Union Agency for Asylum Please refer to the attached file. 1. Country overview The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (República Bolivariana de Venezuela), or Venezuela, is a federal presidential republic that consists of 23 states (estados), one capital district (Distrito capital), and one federal dependency (dependencia federal) that consists of 72 islands controlled by the central government.5 In December 2023, Venezuelans backed then