Venezuela - Wikipedia
WEBVenezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. Venezuela comprises an area of 916,445 km 2 (353,841 sq mi), and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. [13]
Venezuela | Economy, Map, Capital, Collapse, & Facts
WEB3 days ago · Venezuela, country located at the northern end of South America, occupying a roughly triangular area. Venezuela is bounded by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Colombia to the southwest and west. The national capital is Caracas.
Venezuela - World Factbook Glyph
WEBMay 15, 2024 · Venezuela’s ongoing socio-economic, political, and human rights crises have resulted in widespread poverty and food insecurity and have devastated the country’s healthcare system. According to a 2018 national hospital survey, many hospitals were unable to provide basic services, and 20% of operating rooms and intensive care units …
Venezuela country profile - BBC News
WEBDec 4, 2023 · Venezuela country profile. 4 December 2023. Venezuela is one of the most highly-urbanised countries in Latin America. It has some of the world's largest proven oil deposits as well as huge ...
Venezuela crisis in brief - BBC
WEBJan 31, 2024 · Venezuela is engulfed in a political and economic crisis which has led to more than 7.5 million people leaving the country since 2015. How did this oil-rich country become so troubled?
Venezuela: The Rise and Fall of a Petrostate - Council on Foreign Relations
WEBDec 22, 2023 · Venezuela is the archetype of a failed petrostate, experts say. Oil continues to play the dominant role in the country’s fortunes more than a century after it was discovered there.
Venezuela - The World Factbook
WEBDec 29, 2021 · Background. Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Ecuador and New Granada, which became Colombia). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen who promoted the oil industry and allowed for …
Venezuela crisis: How the political situation escalated - BBC
WEBAug 12, 2021 · In Venezuela, the government of President Nicolás Maduro and the opposition are engaged in a bitter power struggle. The South American country has been caught in a downward spiral for years with...
Venezuela - Wikiwand
WEBVenezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. Venezuela comprises an area of 916,445 km2 (353,841 sq mi), and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022.
Venezuela crisis: 7.1m leave country since 2015 - BBC News
WEBOct 17, 2022 · By Vanessa Buschschlüter. More than seven million Venezuelans have left their homeland since 2015 amid an ongoing economic and political crisis, according to new UN data. More than half of them ...
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