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Venezuela

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Venezuela , officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, republic (2005 est. pop. 25,375,000), 352,143 sq mi (912,050 sq km), N South America. Venezuela has a coastline 1,750 mi (2,816 km) long on the Caribbean Sea in the north. It is bordered on the south by Brazil, on the west and southwest by Colombia, and on the east by Guyana. Dependencies include Margarita Island, Tortuga Island, and many smaller island groups in the Caribbean. The capital and largest city is Caracas . Land and People Geographically Venezuela is a land of vivid contrasts, with four major divisions: the Venezuelan... Read more
Venezuela
A Dictionary of World History

Venezuela A country on the north coast of South America, with a coastline on the Caribbean Sea. It is bounded by Colombia on the west, Brazil on the south, and Guyana on the east. Physical The island-fringed coast of Venezuela is tropical, with lagoons. Much oil is found here, notably around ...

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Venezuela
World Encyclopedia

Venezuela area: 912,050sq km (352,143sq mi) population: 23,611,400 capital (population): Caracas (1,763,100) government: Federal republic ethnic groups: Mestizo 67%, White 21%, Black 10%, Native American 2% languages: Spanish (official) religions: Christianity (Roman Catholic 94%) currency: Bolívar = ...

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U.S. SENATOR NORM COLEMAN (R-MN) CHAIR U.S. SENATOR NORM COLEMAN (R-MN) HOLDS A HEARING ON VENEZUELA
Washington Transcript Service; 6/24/2004; 18487 words ; ... a new presidential election. And if Venezuelans affirm his presidency, there can be ... enhancing the honesty and independence of Venezuela's judiciary. Members of the opposition ... president. I also urge the people of Venezuela to eschew violence. The recent attack ... concern, Mr. Chairman, for democracy in ... Read more
Evolution of the party system in Venezuela, 1946-1993
Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs; 7/1/1998; Molina, Jose E; Perez, Carmen; 8850 words ; The 1946 election for Venezuela's National Constituent Assembly ... conjunction with these elections, the Venezuelan party system has passed through ... factors explain the evolution of the Venezuelan party system. Without neglecting ... Read more
Venezuela-U.S. Standoff Brewing Over Exxon Battle
NPR All Things Considered; 2/13/2008; MICHELE NORRIS; 659 words ; Venezuela-U.S. Standoff Brewing Over Exxon Battle ... Play Audio MICHELE NORRIS, host: From NPR News, this ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Michele ... Block. A feud between the government of Venezuela and Exxon Mobil heated up this week when Venezuela announced that it would not be sending ... Exxon has been ... Read more
VENEZUELA 2002-2004: MOVILIZACIÓN POPULAR, CONFLICTO Y DEMOCRACIA DIRECTA*
Ibero-americana; 1/1/2006; Romero, Juan; Ferrer, Eduvio; Pinto, Carlos; 10655 words ; ... INTRODUCCIN El sistema democrtico en Venezuela, ha experimentado desde los aos finales ... movilizaciones y conflictos experimentados en Venezuela entre los aos 2002 y 2004.2 La crisis ... comprender la conflictividad experimentada en Venezuela y algunos sealamientos en relacion al ... Read more
A people's health system: Venezuela works to bring healthcare to the excluded.(Medicine And Markets)
Multinational Monitor; 10/1/2004; Maybarduk, Peter; 3705 words ; CARACAS, VENEZUELA -- Much of our health problem has to ... Luis Montiel Araujo, a physician with Venezuela's Ministry of Health and Social Development ... Adentro. It is nearly impossible to travel Venezuela without hearing reference to the government ... Read more
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ED ROYCE (R-CA) CHAIRMAN U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ED ROYCE (R-CA) HOLDS A HEARING ON VENEZUELA AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
Washington Transcript Service; 7/13/2006; 9556 words ; ... unclear to what extent the government of Venezuela provides material support to Colombian ... such activity," unquote. In my view, Venezuela is walking a thin line between not cooperating ... Weapons and ammunition, some from official Venezuelan stocks and facilities, regularly turned ... Furthermore, the ... Read more
Danger Signs in Venezuela.
World and I; 1/1/2001; Holston, Mark; 2227 words ; Venezuela is important to the United States in at least three ... officials concerned. Those threats center around one man: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Fr'as, a tough former army paratrooper ... enthusiasm for Cuban President Fidel Castro. Just as Venezuela is rich in oil, Latin America over the past 20 ... Read more
Venezuela's determined democracy.
The New Leader; 2/10/1986; McCord, William; 2456 words ; Venezuela's Determined Democracy In 1977, latin American expert ... among our southern neighbors. Amid all this movement, Venezuela stands out as perhaps a harbinger of the continent's ... prosperity. Despite their present crushing debt, few Venezuelans expect or want a return to the caudillismo that so ... Read more
The Politics of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez
NPR Talk of the Nation; 2/18/2008; NEAL CONAN; 5542 words ; ... Chavez is really pumping and redirecting Venezuela's oil wealth to the majority of poor in Venezuela perhaps for the first time in the country ... corruption, there's still high-crime rates in Venezuela. He's got a lot of issues that he needs ... org. We're talking, of course, about Venezuelan ... Read more
Special Report; Venezuela Open Wide to Foreign Investment.
Korea Times (Seoul, Korea); 10/14/1999; 1615 words ; Venezuela is the northernmost country in South America, covering ... Although its territory is twice as large as Germany's, Venezuelan population is only one third of it and more than 90 ... young, free, resourceful, open and growing country, Venezuela is a land of pure energy. It is a special place where ... Read more

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