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Federal Dependencies
Dependencias Federales— Dependencies — 
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Coat of armsLocation in Venezuela
Created 1945 Capital Los Roques Islands and Groups List- Aves Island (Isla de Aves)
- Las Aves Archipelago (Archipiélago Las Aves)
- Blanquilla Island (Isla La Blanquilla)
- Los Frailes Islands (Islas los Frailes)
- La Sola Island (Isla La Sola)
- Patos Island (Isla de Patos)
- Los Hermanos Archipelago (Islas Los Hermanos)
- Los Monjes Archipelago (Archipiélago Los Monjes)
- Orchila Island (Isla La Orchila)
- Los Roques Archipelago (Archipiélago Los Roques)
- Los Testigos Islands (Islas Los Testigos)
- La Tortuga Island (Isla La Tortuga)
Area – Total 342 km2 (132 sq mi) Population (2007) – Total 3,245 Time zone UTC-4:30 The Federal Dependencies of Venezuela (Spanish Dependencias Federales de Venezuela) encompass all of Venezuela's off shore islands in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Venezuela. These islands, with a total area of 342 square kilometres, are sparsely populated - according to official sources only 3,000 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.
Geography
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.
Principal Islands and Groups
- Aves Island (Isla de Aves)
- Las Aves Archipelago (Archipiélago Las Aves)
- Blanquilla Island (Isla La Blanquilla)
- Los Frailes Islands (Islas los Frailes)
- La Sola Island (Isla La Sola)
- Patos Island (Isla de Patos)
- Los Hermanos Archipelago (Islas Los Hermanos)
- Los Monjes Archipelago (Archipiélago Los Monjes)
- Orchila Island (Isla La Orchila)
- Los Roques Archipelago (Archipiélago Los Roques)
- Los Testigos Islands (Islas Los Testigos)
- La Tortuga Island (Isla La Tortuga)
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States Dependencies Regions Claimed Categories:- Federal Dependencies of Venezuela
- States and territories established in 1945
- States of Venezuela
- Integral overseas territories
- Venezuela geography stubs
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