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VenezuelaBy:
Candace Crane
GovernmentFederal Republic
PresidentHugo Chavez
President elected by vote
Term of office is 6 years
President may be re-elected to a single consecutive term
President appoints vice president
VenezuelaWhat you will find in Venezuela:
South America’s largest lake
Third-longest river
Highest waterfall in the world
The longest of all snakes
Jaguars
Armadillos
Venezuela
The name “Venezuela” is said to have originated from the cartographer Amerigo Vespucci.
History of Venezuela
Colonized by Spain in 1522
Declared independence on Spain on July 5, 1811
Facts About Venezuela
Full nameRepublica Bolivariana de Venezuela
Capital CityCaracas
Population25,000,000
About half live in poverty
Official languageSpanish
ReligionRoman Catholic (96%)
Protestant
FactsDivided into 23 statesGrouped into 9 administrative regions
AndeanCapitalCentralCentral-WesternGuayannaInsularLlanosNorth-EasternZulian
World’s 33rd largest country
About half the size of Alaska
National Symbols
National flowerOrchid
National treeAraguaney
National birdTurpial
National symbolsThe Flag
Coat of Arms
National Anthem
Family StructuresBefore the oil era began in the mid-1920s, about 70 percent of the Venezuelan population was rural, illiterate, and poor
Over the next fifty years, the ratios were reversed so that over 88 percent of the population became urban and literate.
Even the most isolated peasants and tribal Indians felt some effects of this economic growth
Opened up access to the elite stature
Expanded opportunities for large numbers of immigrants
Increased the size, power, and cohesiveness of the middle class
Created a sector of organized workers within the lower class