Venezuela, republic of South America, bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean and on the southwest and west by Colombia. The total area of Venezuela is about 912.050 sq. km. The capital of Venezuela is Caracas, one of the biggest cities in Venezuela.
The official language of Venezuela is Spanish. The Venezuelan population is made up of about 21.983.188 peoples. About 67% of the population in Venezuela are made up of Mestizos, mixed European and Natives. 21% of the population is made up of whites and 2% is made up of unmixed Native American. Roman Catholicism is the principal religion of Venezuela. Venezuela is divided into 22 states and 72 islands in the Caribbean that are the countries federal dependencies. Also, education is free and for children ages 5 and 15 education is compulsory.
There are four geographical highlands in Venezuela. The Pico Bolivar is Ve
For early history, Columbus visited Venezuela in 1498 and Spanish settlement was begun in 1950's but the first most important settlement was of Caracas in 1957. Venezuela became independent in 1830 when Simon Bolivar held a rebellion against Spain in 1811. Venezuela adopted a new constitution in 1937 and Romulo Betancourt later became president the first president to have ever served full term in the office. Also, in May 1981 the leaders of Andean market countries agreed on creating a Latin American trade free zone.
The two chief ranges which, form part of the boundary of Brazil are the Sierra Parima and Sierra Pacaraima. Angel falls, one of the world's highest waterfalls is also found in Venezuela. Moreover, Orinoco is the one of the rivers in Venezuela that forms the outlet of the Atlantic Ocean and it extends east across central Venezuela. It drains approximately four-fifth of the total population. Also, th
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