Venezuela Venezuela, republic of South America, bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean and on the southwest and west by Colombia. The total area of Venezuela is about 912.050 sq. km. The capital of Venezuela is Caracas, one of the biggest cities in Venezuela. The official language of Venezuela is Spanish. The Venezuelan population is made up of about 21.983.188 peoples. About 67% of the population in Venezuela are made up of Mestizos, mixed …showed first 75 words of 618 total…

…showed last 75 words of 618 total…the first most important settlement was of Caracas in 1957. Venezuela became independent in 1830 when Simon Bolivar held a rebellion against Spain in 1811. Venezuela adopted a new constitution in 1937 and Romulo Betancourt later became president the first president to have ever served full term in the office. Also, in May 1981 the leaders of Andean market countries agreed on creating a Latin American trade free zone. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Webster'd conscise interacitive Encyclopedia microsoft encarta 97 Encyclopedia Elibrary.com