Venezuela

VENEZUELA Venezuela is located in South America founded by the European explorers in the 15th Century. Venezuela is next to Columbia, Brazil and Guyana. The capital of Venezuela is Caracas and the population in 2001 was 236,414,816. Venezuela is just above the equator. Venezuela has two major parties, incumbent and fatherland for all. The president is elected by a vote and functions as both head of state and head of government. The term of office is six years and president may be re-elected. The English education is among the highest in the region. People over 15 can read and write 93.81% for male and 93.1% for women. The currency of Venezuela is Balivar two Balivars are worth $1 in Australia. In Venezuela, exports include petroleum, bauxite and aluminium chemicals, steel, agricultural products and basic manufacturing. They import raw materials, machine and equipment, construction materials and transport. Their land forms include lakes, rivers, falls, jungles and mountains. Angel Falls, the Amazon jungle, Guiana high lands, Andes Mountains, Lake Guri, and Markalibo River are among the well known land marks. The flora of Venezuela consists of a huge variety of unique plants around 38% of the estimated 21,000 found in the country are endemic to Venezuela. There are over 250 species of animals in Venezuela. That includes Jaguar, puma, capy bara, manatee, howler monkeys, sloth and 2 species of fresh water dolphins. Venezuela gained independence from Spain in July 1811. It became an independent republic in the year 1812. .