<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nueva_Esparta" class="extiw" title="w:Nueva Esparta">Nueva Esparta</a> (New Sparta) is one of the 23 states (estados) of Venezuela. It comprises Margarita Island (by far the largest and most important island), Coche, and uninhabited Cubagua.
The state is the smallest one in area, and is located off the northeast Caribbean coast of Venezuela. It is the only insular state of Venuezuela. Its name comes from the heroísm shown by its inhabitants during the Venezuelan War of Independence, deemed similar to that of the Spartan soldiers of Ancient Greece. The main island of Margarita alone has an area of 934 km². In 1909 the state was constituted and in 1947 the island of Cubagua was added. Its capital city is La Asunción, but the main urban center is Porlamar.
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<p><span class="int-own-work" lang="en">Own work</span>, data obtained traveling across the zone with a GPS. Miniature Venezuela map from <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Venezuela_Regiones_Administrativas.svg" title="File:Venezuela Regiones Administrativas.svg">File:Venezuela Regiones Administrativas.svg</a>
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<ul><li>Coat of arms: <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Escudo_Nueva_Esparta.svg" title="File:Escudo Nueva Esparta.svg">Escudo Nueva Esparta.svg</a></li></ul>