Vargas (state)
(Reguidit frae Vargas, Venezuela)
La Guaira (Spaingie: Estado La Guaira, IPA: [esˈtaðo ˈβarɣas]) is ane o the 23 states o Venezuela. Namit efter Venezuela's first nan-militar preses, José María Vargas, Vargas comprises a coastal region in the north o Venezuela, borderin Aragua tae the wast, Miranda tae the east, the Caribbean Sea tae the north an the Caipital Destrict to the south. It is hame tae baith the kintra's lairgest seaport an airport. The state caipital is La Guaira.
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| Motto(s): Igualdad, Libertad, Propiedad y Seguridad. (Scots: Equality, Liberty, Property an Security) | |
.svg) Location athin Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 10°34′19″N 66°52′48″W / 10.572°N 66.88°WCoordinates: 10°34′19″N 66°52′48″W / 10.572°N 66.88°W | |
| Kintra | Venezuela |
| Created | 1998 |
| Caipital | La Guaira |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Jorge Luis García Carneiro (2008–2012) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1496 km2 (578 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 22nt |
| 0.16% of Venezuela | |
| Population (2007 est.) | |
| • Total | 332,900 |
| • Rank | 21st |
| 1.29% o Venezuela | |
| Time zone | UTC-04:00 |
| ISO 3166 code | VE-X |
| Emblematic tree | Uva de Playa (Coccoloba uvífera) |
| Website | www |