INDEPTH: VENEZUELA
Venezuela
CBC News Online | November 27, 2003
QUICK FACTS:
Population: 24,287,670 (July 2002 estimate)
Capital: Caracas
Major languages: Although Spanish is the official language, numerous indigenous dialects are also spoken.
Major religion: 96% Roman Catholic; some Protestant
Location: Northern South America.
Area total: 912,050 sq. km
Border countries: Bordered by Caribbean Sea to the north, Colombia to the west, Brazil to the south, and Guyana to the east.
Natural resources: Venezuela is the world's sixth-largest oil producer. Other resources are natural gas, gold, iron, bauxite and diamonds.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Venezuela
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