VENEZUELA

VENEZUELA.

States of Venezuela.
Map ans coat of arms of Yaracuy State.
First stamp in a set of 2, issued on 15.11.1971.
Face value: 0,75 Venezuelan bolívar.
Printed by Litografía del Comercio, Caracas.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 350,000 copies.
Size: 48 x 33 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1888.
- Scott No. 988.
- StampWorld No. 1907.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 2133.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 832.

Yaracuy is one of the twenty-three states that, together with the Capital District and the Federal Dependencies, make up the Republic of Venezuela. It was created in 1899. Its capital is San Felipe. It is located in the central-western region of the country, limiting to the north with Falcón, to the northeast with the Triste Gulf (Caribbean Sea), to the east with Carabobo, to the south with Cojedes and to the west with Lara. Its area is 7,100 km² (2,700 sq mi) and its population, in 2017, was 785,125 inhabitants. The most important rivers that run through it, belonging to the Caribbean basin, are the Yaracuy and the Aroa. The predominant economic activity is agriculture.