Venezuela

Venezuela​

Venuzuela is a country with a diverse culture, beutifull lands, and mistic paces. Its economy and armed forces are great to. There is a rich history. Many people inhabit this nation. The flag shows the democracy and is red on the bottom, blue in the middle with an arch of stars, and yellow in the top with the coat of arms. media type="file" key="Untitled.wma" width="300" height="45"

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=Economy= The main part of Venezuela’s economy is the petroleum sector. Which accounts for the countries third of the GDP. For more than half 80% of exports. Venezuela is OPEC’s fifth largest oil production. From the 1950’s - early 1980’s Venezuela experienced a steady growth of immigrants during the oil collapse. In 2007 Venezuela’s economy increased by 9% then dropped 2.9% in the last year. From 1998- 2008 Venezuela got 325 USD from oil production. Currently Venezuela imports all of its electricity, cars, food, and electronic items. Venezuela’s oil production has reduced in the last year, they currently make only 2.3 million barrels. Venezuela is also popular for having hydropower electricity to power homes and factories. Venezuela has agriculture that is 3% of the GDP in Venezuela and 10% of the labor force in Venezuela. Unemployment rate in Venezuela is 10.9 % in 2009. In 2008 the unemployment rate in Venezuela was 7.4% Services in Venezuela are 64%. Industries in Venezuela is 23% Investment in Venezuela is 18.3% of the GDP Energy in Venezuela is 83.2 billion kWh Energy exports in Venezuela is 83.02 billion kWh Energy imports in Venezuela is 1.651 billion kWh Official $357.6 billion GDP rate Natural gas 4.8 About 13% of Venezuelan people are farmers. Oil is 90% of the income, and 50% of the Government’s earning. 1kg of cocaine. or Heroine is 10-20 years in prison. media type="file" key="Untitled (5).wma" width="300" height="45"

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=Culture=

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Venezuelans art is a mixture of many different contries, and so is their culture. Venezuela painting took a significant turn from the pre-colonial rock carvings to religious paintings in the colonial period. The post-independence era, hence, saw a significant blend of the style of both the colonial and the pre-colonial, although the religion persisted to be the pre-dominant theme. Some of the important figures in the field of Venezuela painting and sculpture were Enrique Antonio Hernandez Pieto, and Antonio Jose Landaeta's and Martin Tovar y Tovar. Kinetic are in Venezuela gained momentum in the fag end of the 20th century with artists Carlos Cruz Diez and Jesus Rafeal Soto. media type="file" key="v5.wma" width="300" height="45" __Music__

Veneuzelan music aquired a completely new rhythm, which was a mixture of Spanish, African, and the indingenous musical notes and beats. The region that has evidently been influenced by the African music is the northeast coast of Venezuela. The 'Gaita' is the traditional music of Christmas in Venezuela, which is accompanied by a few string guitars and maracas. The guitar enhances the rhythmic beat of the most popular art from called the 'joropo'.

The music of Venezuela is an expression of the Venezuelan culture, which contains diverse music genres, traditional and moderns according with the features of each geographic region; although it is frequent to find different music styles in the same vacinity. The diversity in musical expressions found in Venezuela can be found as the result of a mixture of African, Native, European, and especially spanish influences, as well as the more modern and Carribean forms, such as Trinidadian and Cuban.

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=Entertainment​=  Entertainment and Leisure in Venezuela comes in different, and unique forms. Nightlife is an important form of entertainment and leisure in Venezuela. The country has various nightclubs spread all over. These are found in the major cities of Venezuela. Besides, the National and Municipal Theatres offer a variety of concerts, ballet, plays, operas and operettas. Tourists can get a glimpse of all this and enjoy it best during the night. There are many other theatres to. Some of them are open-air theatres. Theatres are seen mainly in Caracas.Cinemas are also a part of entertainment and leisure in Venezuela. Tourists can get to see movies in a number of cinema halls in the country. The nightlife in Altamira is something that should not be passed up. Altamira is a posh neighborhood of Venezuela situated near the hills. Las Mercedes is a popular night hot spot. It is the night district of Caracas, a meeting point of people. It is also known for the best caraqueños and wine bars.

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Religion

Most Venezuelans have freedom of religion, so they can choose different religions. The vast majoraty of Venezuela is Roman Catholic. Protestant is the second largest religious group in Venezuela. There is then a small group of Jews and Muslims. · 70% Roman Catholic · 29% Protestants · 1% Other

=[|Government] and [|Military]= The Venuzuelen government is a democracy, but not at all like the U.S democracy. It is has a Judicial, Executive, and Legislative branch. They enforce strict rules that inhibit many aspects of the country. The current president is Hugo Chavez, they recently suspended many ties with the U.S but are slowly getting back. There goverment controls the oil, because it is an oil rich nation.They do have states and regions, marked by the goverment, just like most countries arround the world. media type="file" key="v4.wma" width="300" height="45"

Fuerzas Terrestres (army) or Ejercito This is a force of 34,000 strong people. 4 infantry units which separate into 6 battallions each. They have anti aircraft technology. They do have an Air regiment, and a Engineering regiment. Venezuela army is basicly a force fighting within the country. Mainly for drugs, and smugglers. The airforce, 5,000 strong, is not the strongest but it is a complex force with pretty good aircraft. It consists mainly of bombers and carriers, but 2 f-16 squadrons are there.The navy is 10,000 strong, it includes naval aviation.

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=Geography=

Venezuela is located in northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana. The size of Venezuela is slightly more than twice the size of California.



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Venezuela has many sight-seeing places, and one of them is the highest waterfall in world. [|Angel Falls] is the world's highest waterfall, with a height of 3,212 ft and a plunge of 2,647 ft. Angel falls is one of Venezuela’s top tourist attractions but, even today, a trip to the falls is a complicated affair. The falls are located in an isolated jungle region of Venezuela which makes it hard to see the falls.


 * Climate**

The climate in Venezuela is hot, and humid. It is a tropical area and the weather is more moderate in the highlands. Temperatures in Venezuela are hot, with yearly averages ranging between 78.8°F and 82.4 °F. Most of Venezuela lie in the tropics, the climate varies from tropical humid to alpine, depending on the elevation, topography, and the direction and intensity of prevailing winds.

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**Natural Resources**

Some of the important natural resources of Venezuela is petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite,other minerals, hydropower, and diamonds.





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=History=

Venezuela was at first populated by three tribes, the Carib, Arawak, and the Chibcha. This changed when Christopher Columbus set foot on the land and found that it wasn't just another Caribbean island. The Spanish then started to colonize Venezuela, and Alonso de Ojeda named it. He also nicknamed the place "little Venice". After a while, the Spanish established their first settlement, Nueva Cadiz. But after centuries of Spanish control, Simon Bolivar, with the help of British Mercenaries, liberated almost all of North South America, and Venezuela in 1821. But sadly, Civil strife, wars, and dictatorships stayed ragging into the next century. But then, thanks to a large civilian revolt, the Venezuelan constitution changed to allow presidents. The first Venezuelan president was Romulo Gallegos, but he didn't stay in office for long, and was overthrown by another dictator, only until 1963 did another legally elected president come to office. In the mid 1970's, an oil boom rocketed the Venezuelan government's wealth, but the poor, lower-class people benefited little. Dictatorship is still in Venezuela, and the current dictator is Hugo Chavez. media type="file" key="Untitled (6).wma" width="300" height="45"

=Citations= [][] " Venezuela." //Central Intellegence Agency//. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2012. [|www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ve.html].

"Venezuela: Economy — Infoplease.com." //Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Free online reference, research & homework help. — Infoplease.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2010. . [] [] http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/venezuela/army.htm