Venezuela
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Venezuela is a country in northern South America. Its official name is República Bolivariana de Venezuela (Bolivian Republic pf Venezuela). The official language is Spanish, and its capital is Caracas. Venezuela produces a large amount of oil every year, and has one of the largest oil supplies in the world.
Ancient Venezuelans came from the east, west, and north. Christopher Columbus was the first European to step on the land, but there were already natives living there for a long time. The Spaniards first conquered Venezuela. Slaves were imported from Africa. Venezuela's economy is based on oil, cotton, cocoa, sugar, coffee, and tobacco. On July 24, 1823, Venezuela won its independence led by Simon Bolivar. Some other languages spoken there are Carib, Guahibo, Warao, Wayuu, Pemon, and Piaroa. the capital of Venezula is Caracas 3,517,300(metro area). the president is hugo chavez(1999) Religions are 96% roman catholic, 2% protestant.
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