Vargas (state)

For ither uises, see Vargas.

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State o Venezuela
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Motto(s):  Igualdad, Libertad, Propiedad y Seguridad. (Scots: Equality, Liberty, Property an Security)
Location athin Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.572°N 66.88°W / 10.572; -66.88
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.estadovargas.gob.ve

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.