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government of Venezuela is divided into 23 states (estados), 1
Capital District (Distrito Capital) and the Federal Dependencies
(Dependencias Federales) that consist of a large number of
Venezuelan islands. Venezuela also claims the Guayana Esequiba
territory which comprises six districts in the independent
nation of Guyana. Prior to the Federal War (1859–1863),
Venezuela was divided into provinces rather than states (see
Provinces of Venezuela). The victorious forces were supposed to
grant more autonomy to the individual states, but this was not
implemented. From 1863 to the early 1900s there were numerous