World Region Information --- Venezuela Information
We are researching local information for Venezuela. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a country on the north coast of South America. We will feature information that seems good to know when advancing to Venezuela.
It is bordered by Colombia to the west and south, Brazil to the south, and Guyana to the east. To the north it faces the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Northeast of the Venezuela coast lies Trinidad and Tobago.
Approx. 916,000 km2
Maracaibo(1.91 million), Valencia(1.4 million), Barquisimeto(One million), Ciudad Guayana(710,000), Maturin(540,000), etc.
Approximately 28.89 million people
52% Mestizo, 44% European, 3.6% African, other
Spanish
Christian 89%, Non-religious 8%, Others
It is a mixed culture of three major groups: Indigenous, African, and Spanish.
- Angel Falls
- Archipielago Los Roques
- Margarita Island
- Parque Nacional Morrocoy
- Canaima National Park
- Mount Roraima
- Orinoco Delta
- Panteon Nacional de Venezuela
- Medanos de Coro
- Parque Nacional Mochima
9 years of compulsory education.
- Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira
- UNEXPO - Universidad Nacional Experimental Politecnica Antonio Jose de Sucre
- Universidad Nacional Experimental de los Llanos Occidentales Ezequiel Zamora
- Biblioteca Nacional de Venezuela
1810 Declaring independence on the occasion of Napoleon's invasion of Spain
1819 Establishment of the Republic of Gran Colombia
1830 Breaks away from Gran Colombia and becomes independent as the Republic of Venezuela
1870-88 Modernization and the development of agriculture and education
1888 coup
1899 Dictatorship begins
1908 coup
1908-35 Becomes world's largest oil exporter under military dictatorship
1945 Military coup. Military collapse. Establishment of a civilian government
1947 Promulgation of a new constitution
1948 Military coup.
1952 Dictatorship under Jimenez
1958 Debt crisis. Jimenez exiled. Restoration of democracy
1973 Economic boom due to oil boom
1989 Economic depression. Increased debt. Riot. martial law. general strike
1992 Coup attempt
1993 President resigns due to corruption charges
1998 Bolivarian Revolution. Promotion of anti-American foreign policy
1999 New constitution comes into force. Changed country name to Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic
2005 new media regulation
2006 Arms deal signed with Russia
2008 Signed an oil and gas cooperation agreement with Russia
2010 Bolivarian Currency Devalued
2013 Chavez passes away
2014 Economic crisis due to low oil prices
2016 Mass protests against the economic crisis
2014-18 2 million Venezuelans flee the country
It is a presidential republic. The president is the head of state and head of government. The parliament is unicameral.
- El Palacio de Miraflores
- Palacio Federal Legislativo
- TRIBUNAL SUPREMO DE JUSTICIA
$2,548
The gap between rich and poor is wide, and the economy is heavily dependent on oil.
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