Amazonas

Also known as estado Amazonas, estado indígena de Amazonas, Amazonas State

Venezuelan state

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Official name: Estado Indígena de Amazonas
Population: 136506
Area: 177617
Official website: www.amazonas.gob.ve
Image: Plaza Bolívar y catedral María Auxiliadora de Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela).jpg

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Commons category: Amazonas (Venezuela)
inception: 1994-00-00

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Amazonas State (Spanish: Estado Amazonas, IPA: [esˈtaðo amaˈsonas]) is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. It covers nearly a fifth of the area of Venezuela, but has less than 1% of Venezuela's population.

The state capital is Puerto Ayacucho. The capital until the early 1900s was San Fernando de Atabapo. Although named after the Amazon River, most of the state is drained by the Orinoco River. Amazonas State covers 176,899 km and, in 2007, had a population of 142,200. Its density is 0.8 inhabitants per km.