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Venezuela
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Vegetation and Rivers
Climate is hot and humid, more moderate
in the highlands.
Population Distribution
Population is 26,023,528 (July 2007 est.)
Life expectancy is 73.28 years
Total fertility rate (TFR) is 2.55 children
Combined Economy
GDP
composition
Labor force
by
occupation
Agriculture:
3.5%
Industry:
40%
Services:
56.5%
Agriculture:
13%
Industry:
23%
Services:
64%
GDP was $335 billion (2007 est.)
PPP was $12,800 (2007 est.)
Petroleum Infrastructure
Oil production 2.802 million bbl/day
Oil exports 2.203 million bbl/day
(supplies 10% of total U. S. imports)
Proved oil reserves 79.73 billion bbl
The North Shore
128 Paved airport runways
Adaro
59 Ships in the merchant marine
Caracas
Capital of Venezuela
Home to over 4 million inhabitants
Birth place of Simon Bolivar in 1783
Caracas
San Andres
20% - Western style upper
class
80% - Main Population
The Barrio’s
37.9% below the poverty line
9.1% unemployment
A Short History of Venezuela
• Colonized by the Spanish in the 18th century. Became known
as Gran Colombia.
• Simon Bolivar’s efforts lead to the collapse of Gran Colombia
in 1830.
• Venezuela gained independence from Spain July 5th 1811.
• Oil was discovered and Western oil companies began playing
a major roll, in politics and infrastructure development.
• County ruled by generally benevolent military strong men
until 1959.
• Democratically elected governments have held power until
the present.
• Hugo Chaves is elected President in1998, and things begin to
change.
Hugo Chaves