Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
1. Venezuela
2. Located on the continent of South America
3. 25,017,387 (estimated as of July 2004)
4. Size- 912,050 sq km (land/water)
5. Petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds
6. 96% Roman Catholic, 2% Protestant, 2% Other Religions
The Venezuelans were tracked back to about 13,000 BC. The settlers of that time came from three different directions. Present day Guyana, present day Brazil, and present day Antilles were the three directions. At the time there are about 500,000 indigenous peoples living in Venezuela. There was much diversity in the different tribes that settled there during this time. Religion has always been dominated by the Catholic faith. Some Venezuelans of the time had been farmers, hunters, and fishermen. The name “Venezuela” was given and the literal translation is “Little Venice.”
Venezuela was rich with grasslands and had six navigable rivers. There were many......
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