Venezuela, located at 6.4238 degrees north and 66.589 degrees west is a South American country located in the northern region of the continent bordering countries such as Guyana, Brazil, Colombia and the Southern Caribbean Sea. The Country is known worldwide as a main exporter of millions of precious amount of petroleum oil. Venezuela comprises a continental mainland that also consists of numerous islands in the Caribbean Sea, such as Margarita Island which is the best known of these islands.…
Venezuela Venezuela has a unique formation of the government, it is a federal presidential republic, but unlike the US and other federal governments, the power is very centralized. The president, as the chief executive is the head of state and head of government. However, the federal is consist of 72 individual islands of 11 federally controlled island groups, but the central government has lots of power in federally controlled areas and all 23 states. The nominal selectorate of Venezuela are…
Summary: Through history socialism has shown people that it is not effective in different countries around the world. A great example of this is my country Venezuela, there the government is trying to apply this type of economic system for the past 17 years, and it haven’t done anything better for the country. The country is a total disaster on the economic area and people is starving just for the fact that the government did not know how to manage their basic needs productions. This article…
brief analysis about the similarities and differences between political systems of the US and Venezuela will be explain in this study. We will see some of the implications and consequences of socialism and democratic systems, as well as different aspects of each political culture. * The current Constitution of Venezuela, adopted on december 15th 1999 , establishes that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela becomes a social and democratic state of law and justice. This means that "holds as…
some cities near Caracas. Then, they spread to Caracas, reshaping the history from then on. Popular sectors were rioting against a set of economic measures impossed by the International Monetary Fund and announced by the former president of Venezuela, Carlos Andrés Pérez. Some of those measures included privatization of state-owned companies, release of interests rates, increase in prices of services such as electricity, water and telephone. However, probably the main detonant of the riots…
The culture of Venezuela is one deeply rooted in the traditions of South American countries, Venezuela's national population is indicative of that as Venezuela boosts a populous similar to that of most other South American countries. Venezuela is a country of immigrants from all parts of the world. Venezuela has a strong national identity that mixes its indigenous people and colonial Spanish heritage. With Venezuela’s mix of indigenous, Spanish, European and African population, the ethnic…
In 1830, after the collapse of Grand Colombia Venezuela along with Ecuador and Colombia were formed. Venezuela is located on the northern coast of South America. It has an area of 352,144 square miles and is bordered by Guyana to the East, Brazil to the South, Colombia to the West, and the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea to the north. Venezuela is divided into four major environmental regions the coastal zone, the Andean mountain range, the plains, and the Guiana Highlands. The capital…
Venezuela The Orinoco Dolphin is found in Venezuela’s Orinoco river. Venezuela is located in South America surrounded by Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, and Caribbean sea. “It contains some of the world’s oldest and most mysterious geologic formations, the world’s highest waterfall, and some of the world’s rarest and most unusual flowers fish, birds, and animals”(Winter 3). Venezuela interesting geography, humid climate, presidential republic government, poor economy, intriguing culture, and fun…
Before Spanish colonization in 1521, Venezuela was inhabited by Carib, Arawak, and Chibcha indigenous peoples. After a long period of Spanish oppression, Venezuelans rebelled against colonial rule in 1749, but did not succeed until 1810, when Spain was weakened by Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion; in 1811, Venezuela’s Independence Act was signed. In 1829, Venezuela seceded from Gran Colombia to become its own independent state. It goes through several presidents before Antonio Guzman Blanco is…
considered to be the highest in South America as of 2015. As the sixth largest company in South America, Venezuela is known for being one of the world’s leading producer in petroleum, manufacturing, gems and precious metals. Over the last three years, Venezuela’s overall lack of economic growth and government actions internationally seem to have some form of responsibility to its current state. Venezuela currently has an estimate of 14.09 percent unemployment rate compared to United States…