Much of Venezuela's 19th century history was characterized by political turmoil and dictatorial rule
The largest desert in Africa is the Sahara Desert which is also the third largest desert in te world. It can also be called the Western Sahara desert. The largest desert in the world is Antarctica; although many people define deserts as a giant, hot and sandy piece of land, the correct definition is simply just a huge plain.
Venezuela doesn't have the highest income per capita in Latin America (that spot is reserved for Uruguay, Chile and depending on source, Argentina and Mexico). However, most Venezuelan income is due to oil exports.
The same as the USA, December 25th, though gifts are typically given at midnight on Christmas Eve
Venezuela has 24 states.I know because I was BORN in Venezuela.
The yellow band stands for the wealth of the land, the blue for courage, and the red for the independence from Spain. Flag Day is celebrated in Venezuela on August 3 since 2006, in honor of the disembarkation of Francisco de Miranda in La Vela de Coro, 1806.
Venezuela imports raw materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, construction material.
It depends on what you mean. True, cadinal north, or magnetic north. If you mean true north, the small island of panama may be what you are talking about. Previously it connected North and South America, but in order to create a ship lane, the United States funded the division of the country. The passage left an odd shape in the middle, which is now considered Panama Island. Most of the countries rich and powerful citizens live there.
The two biggest things Venezuela trades with the U.S. is Coffee and Oil.
Some of the environmental Issues in Venezuela are: Deforestation, Pollution and bad air quality. They also use Nuclear fuel as the main source of energy, and because of this, the people of Venezuela have a much higher chance of radiation poisoning.
Lake Maracaibo is not freshwater.
However, being brackish, it seems possible that bull sharks may enter the bay.
Franciscio Pizzaro is important because he found Ecuador
Hugo Chavez was democratically elected in 1998 with strong support from the lower class. Chavez, at the time, was thought of by the poor majority of Venezuela as a man of the people due to his socialist beliefs and promises of aid for the poor. Chavez has, in fact, improved life for the poor of Venezuela somewhat. Higher education is easily accessible for all citizens, however, conditions for many of Venezuela's poor is still below what is considered acceptable by most of the world. Since Chavez's election, his powers have increased and there are no longer presidential term limits.