Venezuela

[ ven-uh-zwey-luh; Spanish ve-ne-swe-lah ]

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noun

a republic in northern South America. 352,143 sq. mi. (912,050 sq. km). : Caracas.
Gulf of Venezuela. a gulf of the Caribbean Sea between northwestern Venezuela and northern Colombia, connecting with Lake Maracaibo. 75 miles (120 km) long and up to 150 miles (240 km) wide. Also called Gulf of Maracaibo.

Venezuela

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noun

a republic in South America, on the Caribbean: colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century; independence from Spain declared in 1811 and won in 1819 after a war led by Simón Bolívar. It contains Lake Maracaibo and the northernmost chains of the Andes in the northwest, the Orinoco basin in the central part, and the Guiana Highlands in the south. Exports: petroleum, iron ore, and coffee. Official language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: bolívar. Capital: Caracas. Pop: 28 459 085 (2013 est). Area: 912 050 sq km (352 142 sq miles) Official nameBolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Gulf of Venezuela
an inlet of the Caribbean in NW Venezuela: continues south as Lake Maracaibo

Venezuela

Republic in northern South America , bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Colombia to the southwest and west. Its capital and largest city is Caracas .

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Venezuela became independent from Spain in 1821.

Venezuela is rich in oil, which accounts for about ninety percent of its export income . Because of its revenue from oil, Venezuela has the highest per capita national income in Latin America . It was a founder of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC ).

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At home in Maracay, Venezuela, Ms Casique was shown the photograph, first shared online by the El Salvador authorities, by a BBC reporter.

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"Venezuela is now the first country in the modern world to have lost all its glaciers, and there were many, many pathogens," Yarzábal said.

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The administration also revoked another form of parole, for more than 500,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who flew to the U.S. at their own expense.

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His “Tres Reyes” or “Three Kings” tattoos that were common in his hometown in Venezuela.

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El Salvador's president has offered to repatriate 252 Venezuelans deported by the US and imprisoned in his country - if Venezuela releases the same number of political prisoners.

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Venezia Tridentina Venezuelan

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