Thursday, March 3, 2011

Venezuela

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Venezuela
AREA
912,050 sq km (352,144 sq miles).
POPULATION
22,777,000 (1997).
POPULATION DENSITY
25.0 per sq km.
CAPITAL
Caracas.
CAPITAL POPULATION
3,435,795 (metropolitan area, 1990).
GEOGRAPHY
Venezuela is bounded to the north by the Caribbean, to the east by Guyana and the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by Brazil, and to the west and southwest by Colombia. The country consists of four distinctive regions: the Venezuelan Highlands in the west; the Maracaibo Lowlands in the north; the vast central plain of the Llanos around the Orinoco; and the Guyana Highlands, which take up about half of the country.
GOVERNMENT
Republic. Gained independence from Spain in 1830. Head of State and Government: President Hugo Chávez Frías since 1999.
LANGUAGE
Spanish is the official language. English, French, German and Portuguese are also spoken by some sections of the community.
RELIGION
90% Roman Catholic.
STANDARD TIME
GMT - 4 (GMT - 5 in summer).
ELECTRICITY
110 volts AC, 60Hz. American-style 2-pin plugs are the most commonly used fittings.

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