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Venezuela is a country on the Northern coast of South America. Venezuela is known widely for its petroleum industry, the environmental diversity of its territory, and its natural features. Home to a huge diversity of wildlife in a variety of protected habitats, Venezuela is considered to be among the 17 most megadiverse countries in the world.

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Venezuela, like most South American nations, Christianity is the largest religion, with a predominantly Catholic population. The influence of the Catholic Church was introduced in its colonization by Spain.

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A total of 40 languages are spoken in Venezuela, but Spanish is the most common and Venezuela's official language

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Venezuela is a federal presidential republic which is very similar to America's government. A federal presidential republic is a federation of states with a republican form of government.  The current president of Venezuela is Nicolás Maduro.

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The Venezuelan landscape includes towering mountains, tropical jungles, broad river plains, and arid coastal plains, all of which provide a diversity of natural habitats and a range of challenges to social integration and economic development.

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Although Venezuela lies within the tropics, its local climates vary with altitude from hot and humid lowlands to cool highlands. Temperatures in Caracas average 72 °F (22 °C) and vary little from season to season. About 32 inches (81 centimeters) of rain falls there each year, mainly from April to December.

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In 1811, it became one of the first Spanish-American colonies to declare independence, which was not securely established until 1821, when Venezuela was a department of the federal republic of Gran Colombia. It gained full independence as a separate country in 1830.

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Population: 31.98 million (2017)
Life expectancy: 74.54 years (2016)

Population growth rate: 1.3% annual change (2017)
Official Language: Spanish
Literacy rate: 97.13%

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Venezuela is divided into 23 states.

In 2015, one person was murdered every 21 minutes in Venezuela, making it one of Earth's most dangerous countries of that year.

The capital city is Caracas

About 30% of Venezuelans live in poverty

Venezuela was the first country to abolish the death penalty, doing so in 1863.

There are over 1,400 bird species in Venezuela, along with over 25,000 types of orchids.

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Pabellón criollo is a traditional Venezuelan dish. It is a plate of rice, shredded beef in stew and stewed black beans.

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The capital city is Caracas

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coordinates: 6.4238° N, 66.5897° W