Zulia

Zulia Suuria (Wayuu)
State
Zulia State Estado Zulia (Spanish) Mma'ipakat Suuria (Wayuu)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Sobre Palmas
Location within Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°50′N 72°15′W / 9.84°N 72.25°W / 9.84; -72.25
Country	Venezuela
Created	1864
Capital	Maracaibo
Government
• Body	Legislative Council
• Governor	Manuel Rosales Guerrero (2021–present)
• Assembly delegation	15
Area
• Total	50,230 km2 (19,390 sq mi)
• Rank	5th
	6.92% of Venezuela
Population  (2017 estimate)
• Total	5,125,579
• Rank	1st
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
	18.29% of Venezuela
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
ISO 3166 code	VE-V
Emblematic tree	Coconut (Cocos nucifera)
HDI (2019)	0.697[1] medium · 13th of 24
Website	web.archive.org/web/20080612071201/http://www.gobernaciondelzulia.gov.ve:80/

Zulia State (Spanish: Estado Zulia, IPA: [esˈtaðo ˈsulja]; Wayuu: Mma’ipakat Suuria) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo. As of the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,704,404, the largest population among Venezuela's states. It is also one of the few states (if not the only one) in Venezuela in which voseo (the use of vos as a second person singular pronoun) is widespread. The state is coterminous with the eponymous region of Zulia.

Zulia State is in northwestern Venezuela, bordering Lake Maracaibo, the largest body of water of its kind in Latin America. Its basin covers one of the largest oil and gas reserves in the Western Hemisphere.

Zulia is economically important to the country for its oil and mineral exploitation, but it is also one of the major agricultural areas of Venezuela, highlighting the region's contribution in areas such as livestock, bananas, fruits, meat, and milk.