Venezuela by Mary Shashikant https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if by mary shashikant en-us 2019-03-04 15:31:36 UTC 2025-12-18 22:23:39 UTC hello@padlet.com vi fast facts mshashikant50 https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/337588332
  • 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.
    • ]]>     2019-03-04 18:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/337588332     physical map of Venezuela mshashikant50 https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/337602711 coordinates: 6.4238° N, 66.5897° W]]> 2019-03-04 18:29:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/337602711 locator map mshashikant50 https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/337605034 The capital city is Caracas]]> 2019-03-04 18:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/337605034 pabellón criollo mshashikant50 https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/337949778 Pabellón criollo is a traditional Venezuelan dish. It is a plate of rice, shredded beef in stew and stewed black beans.]]> 2019-03-05 15:25:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/337949778 demographics mshashikant50 https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/337951573 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%
    ]]>     2019-03-05 15:28:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/337951573     history of Venezuela mshashikant50 https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/337954319 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.

    ]]>     2019-03-05 15:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/337954319     Climate mshashikant50 https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/338419799 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.

    ]]>     2019-03-06 15:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/338419799     Landscape mshashikant50 https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/338419934 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.]]> 2019-03-06 15:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/338419934 Government mshashikant50 https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/338420089 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.]]> 2019-03-06 15:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/338420089 Language mshashikant50 https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/338420199 A total of 40 languages are spoken in Venezuela, but Spanish is the most common and Venezuela's official language]]> 2019-03-06 15:16:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/338420199 Religion mshashikant50 https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/338420288 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.]]> 2019-03-06 15:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/338420288 Venezuela mshashikant50 https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/338421233 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.]]> 2019-03-06 15:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mshashikant50/lnorlr8il1if/wish/338421233