PRESENTATION ON

Prepared by: HARMISH VIRANI(B-

42) JIGNESH KALATHIYA(B-

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FLAG OF VENEZUELA

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HISTORYVenezuela, named the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela since 1999, is located on the northern coast of South America. The country comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands in the Caribbean Sea. It borders Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Colombia to the west.

GENERAL INFORMATION Population:  2,89,46,101 Capital : caracas Currency: bolívar Languages: Spanish (official) Religions: nominally Roman Catholic

96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%

Area: 916,445 km2

Water (%)0.32 Calling code +58 Anthem: Gloria al Bravo Pueblo

independence- from Spain:- 5 July 1811from Gran Colombia:- 13 January 1830 Current constitution:- 20 December 1999 

VEF/INR = 0.10250

MONTHS IN SPANISH Enero-January Febrero-February Marzo-March Abril-April Mayo-May Junio-June Julio-July Agosto-August Septiembre-September Octubre-October Noviembre-November Diciembre-December

SPORT

Baseball

Basketball

Golf

Football

TRANSPORTATION IN VENEZUELA

GOVERNMENT

President

Nicolás Maduro

VICE PRESIDENT

Jorge Arreaza

ECONOMY

GDP purchasing power parity: US$186.3 billion. 3.7% agriculture, 41% industry, 55.3% services

GDP real growth rate: 10.3% GDP per capita: $11,527 Industries: petroleum, construction materials,

food processing, textiles, iron ore mining, steel, aluminum, motor vehicle assembly

Agriculture products: corn, sugarcane, rice, bananas, vegetables, coffee, beef, pork, milk, eggs, fish.

Poverty rate: 31.6% Inflation Rate: 19.4%

CURRENCY

TOP 10 UNIVERSITY Universidad de Los Andes Universidad Simón Bolívar Universidad Central de Venezuela Universidad de Carabobo Universidad Católica Andrés Bello Universidad del Zulia Universidad Centro Occidental Lisandro

Alvarado Universidad Metropolitana Universidad de Oriente Universidad Pedagógica Experimental

Libertador

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

FOOD

POLENTA

PASTICCIO

AREPA

TAJADAS

SOPA DE MONDONGO

Festival

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MIGUEL CABRERA 30MLB third baseman who won the American League Triple Crown in 2012.

La Cruz de Mayo

Los Tambores de San Juan

CULTURE DRESSING STYLE

MOVIES

The Liberator

ZERO HOUR

FAMOUS PERSON Artists

AndresBello

Author

Julio Garmendia

Beauty queens

Hannelly Quintero Henry Lord Boulton

Business & Law

Edgar Ramirez

Entertainment

Reynaldo Armas

Musicians

Hugo Chávez(1954–2013), former president (1999–2013)