What do you know about Venezuela
I wish to bring some wisdom into this world of massive ignorance by encouragin some research into various topics. The first is Venezuela. What do you know?
posted by Del at 7:27 AM
posted by Del at 7:27 AM
11 Comments:
It is not small. And, I would like to go for a vacation.
Venezuela - 353,841 square miles
Great Britain is measured as 90,504 square miles
People
Population: 26,023,528 (est. July 2007)
Languages: Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%
Political System
Government type: Federal republic, with five branches of government: executive, legislative, judiciary, electoral, and citizen.
Capital: Caracas
Executive branch: President Hugo Chavez Frias (since February 3, 1999) Chief of state and head of government are held by the president elected by popular vote for a six-year term with a two consecutive term limit. The Council of Ministers is appointed by the president. On December 3rd, 2006, Hugo Chavez was reelected president with 62.9% of the vote against Manuel Rosales with 36.9%, (Next election December, 2012)
Legislative Branch: Unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (167 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms; three seats reserved for the indigenous peoples of Venezuela). Pro-government parties control all 167 seats of the Assembly (MVR 114, PODEMOS 15, PPT 11, indigenous 2, other 25) due to the opposition boycott of the 2005 legislative elections.
I am told that there is a lot of crime in Venezuela that might affect visitors: car-jacking & kidnapping. This occurs because of the poverty.
the national Venezuela dance is the joropa
the Venezuela national dance is the joropa
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That last comment was by Mat, btw
Venezuela does have some major natural riches, but by all accounts there is a lot of poverty there too. When I was growing up,
in the 1980's, Mexico was very poor with a lot of time, although narco gangs in Mexico weren't highly prominent as they've been,
starting in the 2000's (you know, the '00's) or earlier.
The nation of Venezuela is offically a democracy, with an
(officially) popularly-elected
head of government and those
various branches of government.
jsd
my sister in-law is from Venezuela. I went there for my brother's wedding.
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