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=Venezuela=

A Spanish explorer gave Venezuela it's name and it means "Little Venice"



The Angel Falls is the longest waterfall in the world. It's 3,212 feet long. It's on the mountain called Au'yan Tep'ui. The mountain is 15 times higher than Niagra Falls. It was named after Jimmy Angel becasue in 1935, he flew over it to look for gold.

The Teresa Carreno Cultural Complex is one of the most important theaters in Caracas. It has concerts, operas, and ballet.

The [|Baralt Theatre] is an important cultural complex in Maracaibo.

[|Geography] [|Government]
 * [|Geographic coordinates]: 800 N, 600 W
 * Area- 353, 841 square miles
 * Venezuala is a third larger than Texas.
 * Columbia boarders to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south.
 * It's the seventh largest country in South America.
 * The Venezuelan Highlands are in the west and are along the coast of Venezuela.
 * Venezuela is a federal republic. It became a republic in 1830
 * Venezuela got it's independence from Spain on July 5, 1811
 * Their National holiday is July 5 and it's their Independence Day.

major cities >
 * Maracaibo
 * Valencia
 * Barquisimeto

The highest court is the Supreme Tribunal of Justice. Armed forces- Army, Navy, Air Force, National Guard [|population]: 25,730,435 (July 2006)
 * Hugo Chvez is the current president of Venezuela.
 * The capital of Venezuela is Caracas.
 * A [|president]'s term can only last 5 years.
 * The elections for the senate are held at the same time every 5 years.

[|language]: Spanish (official), English, Portuguese, Native American dialects.

President Hugo Chavez became a president in 1999. He was elected for a six-year term in July 2000. Venezuela benefited from the oil boom in the earlier years of 1700's. Venezuela first colonized in 1522.
 * [|history:] Columbus came to Venezuela on his third voyage in 1498.

[|Culture]

Venezuela got most of it's culture from the early Spanish colonists. After the Spanish conquest Venezuelan music was Spanish and African rhythems. Venezuelan culture is very diverse. 96% of the people in [|Venezuela] are Roman Catholic, 2% Protestant, and 2% other. In ancient times Venezuela was a paradise for the Indians, especially the tropical rain forests. There were three main groups of Indians: - The Carib - The Arawak - The Chibcha

After the Spanish conquest, [|Venezuela's literature] began to develop. A gereat architect of the Venezuelan modern era was Carlos Raul Villaneva. Some architectures are the Baralt Theatre, the Teresa Carreno Cultural Cmplex, and teh General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge. The national music instrument is the [|Cuatro]. It's a guitarlike instrument in Latin America. It usually has four or five pairs of strings. The [|Gaita] is very popular music in Venezuela. It's folk music from Maracaibo. It came to Venezuela from Africa. The Gaita was a type of flute and people in Venezuela started to play it and add more instruments. They called the type of music Gaita.

Cuatro

the Gaita.

The Theresa Carreno Cutural Complex was built by a modern architect and is located in the cultual section in Caracas. This is the Orinoco River. It is one of the largest rivers in Africa. It runs from southern Venezuela to Brazil. It is between 1,500 to 1,700 miles long.


 * [|Climate]
 * Venezuela is tropical, hot, and humid.
 * December-May is when Venezuela is the driest.
 * April-September is very warm and rainy.
 * It varies from tropical to temperature, depending on the elevation.
 * The average temperature is 27C.

On February 7 at 7:00 pm the [|weather] was: .

Partly Cloudy 77° Feels Like: 81° Humidity: 89% Wind: 2 mph


 * **5 DAY FORECAST** || [[image:http://i.cnn.net/cnn/images/1.gif width="6" height="2"]] || **Wednesday** **87°F** (31°C) | **72°F** (22°C) || [[image:http://i.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/1.0/weather/med/partly.cloudy.gif width="50" height="40"]] ||  |||||| [[image:http://i.cnn.net/cnn/images/1.gif width="1" height="2"]] ||   || [[image:http://i.cnn.net/cnn/images/1.gif width="6" height="2"]] || **Thursday** **82°F** (28°C) | **63°F** (17°C) || [[image:http://i.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/1.0/weather/med/sunny.gif width="50" height="40"]] ||   |||||| [[image:http://i.cnn.net/cnn/images/1.gif width="1" height="2"]] ||   || [[image:http://i.cnn.net/cnn/images/1.gif width="6" height="2"]] || **Friday** **89°F** (32°C) | **73°F** (23°C) || [[image:http://i.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/1.0/weather/med/partly.cloudy.gif width="50" height="40"]] ||   |||||| [[image:http://i.cnn.net/cnn/images/1.gif width="1" height="2"]] ||   || [[image:http://i.cnn.net/cnn/images/1.gif width="6" height="2"]] || **Saturday** **89°F** (32°C) | **73°F** (23°C) || [[image:http://i.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/1.0/weather/med/partly.cloudy.gif width="50" height="40"]] ||   |||||| [[image:http://i.cnn.net/cnn/images/1.gif width="1" height="2"]] ||   || [[image:http://i.cnn.net/cnn/images/1.gif width="6" height="2"]] || **Sunday** **89°F** (32°C) | **72°F** (22°C) || [[image:http://i.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/1.0/weather/med/partly.cloudy.gif width="50" height="40"]] ||   || [[image:http://i.cnn.net/cnn/images/1.gif width="6" height="1"]] || [[image:http://i.cnn.net/cnn/images/1.gif width="224" height="1"]] || [[image:http://i.cnn.net/cnn/images/1.gif width="50" height="1"]] ||   ||



weather map

[|National Symbols]

[|The flag]- The flag dates from 1811 when the country was trying to get independence. The origional flag only had three horizontal stripes that were yellow, blue, and red. The yellow is for the wealth of the land, the blue is for the waters seperating from Spain, and the red is for blood in teh fight for independence. In the 19th century, 7 stars were put on the flag. Then Simon Bolivar added the 8th. In 2006 they added the Coat of Arms to the flag. Flag Day takes place on August 3rd.



[|The Coat of Arms]- It's a sheild that has the colors of the flag on it. The wheat represents the 20 states at the time and the wealth. The swords represent the triumph in war. There's a horse to represnt freedom and independence.

[|The National Anthem] Spanish Version: que el yugo lanzo, La ley respetando, la virtud y (bis)** **Abajo Cadenas Gritaba el señor El pobre en su choza, libertad pidio.** temblo de pavor el vil egoismo que otra vez triunfo.** Muera la opresión! Compatriotas fieles, la fuerza es la unión.** el supremo autor, un sublime aliento al pueblo infundió.** la América toda existe en nación.** seguid el ejemplo que Caracas dio.**
 * Gloria al bravo pueblo,
 * Y a este santo nombre
 * Gritemos con brio,
 * Y desde el empireo,
 * Unida con lazos que el cielo formo,
 * levanta la voz,

This is Hugo Chavez, the current president of Venezuela.

Political map of Venezuela.

Physical map of Venezuela.

[|Ethnic groups]:


 * Mestizo
 * White
 * Native American
 * African American

[|Life expectancy] for Females- 77.8 years (2006) Life expectancy for Males- 71.5 years (2006)

[|Facts]: mayflower orchid.
 * There are 23 states in Venezuela.
 * They have 1 federal district.
 * birth rate- 18.71 births out of 1,000
 * death rate- 4.92 deaths out of 1,000
 * there are 3,605, 500 telephones.
 * There are 375 airports (2006)
 * The national flower is an orchid. It was discovered in 1839.
 * The national tree is an araguaney.

[|Economy]: agriculture- Sugarcane, bananas, maize, rice, plantains, oranges, cassava, coffee, cattle, [|beef], pork, milk, eggs, corn, and fish major exports- mineral products (especially petroleum, aluminum, iron ore)

[|Rainforest] There is 151,000 sq miles of rainforest in Venezuela. It's the Amazon Rainforest. It has 15,000 plant species. It has thirty million insects. More than 1,500 birds live there. It's in Southern Venezuela.

[|Timeline] 1811- Venezuela got it's independence. 1812- They had an earthquake on March 26 and it killed 20,000 people. 1914- They found oil near Lake Maracibo. 1929-1970: Venezuela was the world's largest exporter of oil. 1997- On July 9, a 6.7 earthquake killed 59 people. 1999- Hugo Chavez became pesident.

[|Region]Venezuela is in the Andean Region and is in the western hemisphere.

tourist ad:

Venezuela is a great place to visit! North of Caracs, there is the Archipelago of Los Roques and it has white sand and beaches. The Gran Sabana is a great palce to visit. The Angel Falls are in this area and they are the largest waterfalls in the world. The Angel Falls are 300 ft. Bolivar Peek is the highest point in Venezuela. Venezuela has the coro dunes and you can slide from the top of the sand hills. Venezuela has a lot of tropical birds such as Toucans, flamingos, and guacamayas. It has a lot of resources such as oil and gold. Come to Venezuela and see all of these great things!

The Angel Falls Bolivar Peak

current events:

On December 3, president Hugo Chavez got elected for a 6 year term. He was also elected in 2000. The National Assembly gave Chavez the power to rule for 18 months.