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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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Venezuela
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Formal Name: Republic of Venezuela.
Short Form: Venezuela.
Term for Citizens: Venezuelan(s).
Capital: Caracas.
GEOGRAPHY
Size: Approximately 912,050 square kilometers.
Topography: Four well-defined regions--Maracaibo
lowlands in the northwest, northern mountains stretching
from
Colombian border along the Caribbean Sea, central Orinoco
plains
(llanos), and Guiana highlands in southeast.
Climate: Varies from tropical humid to alpine
depending
on elevation, topography, and prevailing winds. Rainy
season for
most regions runs from May through November.
Data as of December 1990
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