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Venezuela was a good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
March 19, 2007	Peer review	Reviewed
October 31, 2007	Good article nominee	Not listed

Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on July 5, 2004, July 5, 2005, July 5, 2006, July 5, 2007, July 5, 2008, July 5, 2009, July 5, 2010, July 5, 2011, July 5, 2012, July 5, 2013, July 5, 2014, and July 5, 2016.

Current status: Former good article nominee

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Section sizes

Section size for Venezuela (54 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	32,480	32,480
Etymology	1,394	1,394
History	45	78,015
Pre-Columbian history	2,805	2,805
Colonization	1,444	4,175
German colonization	2,731	2,731
Late 15th century to early 17th century	1,837	1,837
Independence and 19th century	8,605	8,605
20th century	10,017	10,017
Bolivarian government under Chávez: 1999–2013	6,650	6,650
Bolivarian government under Maduro: 2013–present	43,881	43,881
Geography	3,221	43,656
Climate	4,508	4,508
Biodiversity and conservation	13,661	13,661
Hydrography	4,727	4,727
Relief	9,654	9,654
Valleys	3,625	3,625
Deserts	4,260	4,260
Government and politics	4,898	48,541
Administrative divisions	2,143	4,138
Largest cities	1,995	1,995
Suspension of constitutional rights	13,668	13,668
Foreign relations	6,042	6,042
Military	1,156	1,156
Law and crime	12,338	12,338
Human rights	2,509	2,509
Corruption	3,792	3,792
Economy	17,766	34,245
Tourism	3,104	3,104
Shortages	8,216	8,216
Petroleum and other resources	5,159	5,159
Infrastructure	21	2,919
Transport	2,606	2,606
Utilities	292	292
Demographics	3,040	25,345
Ethnicity	12,719	12,719
Languages	4,163	4,163
Religion	5,423	5,423
Health	5,518	5,518
Education	4,533	4,533
Culture	923	15,967
Architecture	4,716	4,716
Art	1,383	1,383
Literature	1,324	1,324
Music	3,625	3,625
Sport	3,996	3,996
See also	137	137
Notes	26	26
References	32	32
Bibliography	19	10,461
Articles	341	341
Books	9,597	9,597
Talks and interviews	504	504
External links	2,533	2,533
Total	305,802	305,802

Change {Navy|Venezuela} and {Army|Venezuela}

Well, the editors said that this was a controversial edits, so how it's necessary a consensus to make this edit and i came here to show it. [1]

The first one is the Army flag: i made a svg based in an article in the army site talking about the flag: Flag: [2] Source: [3]

The second one is the Navy flag: i think is a good idea we change the {Navy|Venezuela} template because it uses the naval ensing and not the navy flag. Flag: [4] Source: [5] Felipe Fidelis Tobias (talk) 20:14, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 31 July 2024

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THe president of this country is Edmundo Gonzalez Urritia y la vice president is Maria Corina Machado Leonardoviverosm7 (talk) 00:41, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Reliable sources are needed to make this edit. Thus far, both Maduro and the opposition have declared election victory, and we will not call the election here on WIkipedia. General Ization ^Talk 00:50, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Currently Edmundo Gonzalez Urritia is listed as President on the Article. Please fix that, because no matter who the election winner is, the inauguration takes place on the 10th January of 2025 which makes Maduro the President of Venezuela until that date.

2024 Venezuelan presidential election#:~:text=Presidential elections were held in Venezuela on 28 July 2024 to choose a president for a six-year term beginning on 10 January 2025. Rick Lock History (talk) 20:26, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Including 2024 election info in lede

@Dustfreeworld

Per WP:LEDE,

As a general rule of thumb, a lead section should contain no more than four well-composed paragraphs

Furthermore, The lead section should briefly summarize the most important points covered in an article - the 2024 election, while independently notable and sufficiently covered in its own article, does not belong in the lede. It should belong under the section on President Maduro. I don't believe that WP:PRESERVE is sufficient justification for keeping the election info in the lede as you have done. — That Coptic Guy^{ping me!} (talk) (contribs) 13:07, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@User:That Coptic Guy

Thank you for the ping. I’ve edited the lead section per your advice. It’s four paragraphs now.

I agree with you that “The lead section should briefly summarize the most important points covered in an article”, and that’s why the election is now mentioned in the lead. I’ve also mentioned that in my previous edit summary (per WP:SS [6]). And I agree with your addition of content to the Maduro section. Thanks. --Dustfreeworld (talk) 14:37, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 8 August 2024

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Hi. The ‘president of Venezuela’ needs to be amended to show ‘Edmundo Gonzalez’. Sources can be found online and he has been recognised globally as the new president. Thank you! 2.97.11.214 (talk) 07:24, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: hasn't taken office yet Cannolis (talk) 16:54, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned references in Venezuela

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Venezuela's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "reuters29jul":

From 2024 Venezuelan presidential election: "Leaders across Americas react to Venezuela election results". Reuters. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
From International reactions to the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election: "Leaders across Americas react to Venezuela election results". Reuters. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. Feel free to remove this comment after fixing the refs. AnomieBOT ⚡ 17:01, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]