Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela is a country in North America that is located in the Northern part. Two seas bound the country; these are the Caribbean Sea as well as the Atlantic sea on the northern side. Guyana bounders from east and Brazil from the south, Columbia is located at the southwest as well as on west part. The capital city of this country is called Caracas. Caracas is the center of education, tourism, industry, and commerce. The state administers most of the Caribbean islands, including Los Roques, La Blanquilla, La Tortuga, Margarita Island, and Los Monjes.

The country is physiographically diverse, the country occupies Andean mountain from the North as well as interior high lands, and this is where Orinoco River lies and Lake Maracaibo, which happens to be the largest in South America. The highest waterfall in the world is in this country; the waterfall is called Angel Falls. The development speed of  Venezuela is unique, the sequence,  speed as well as timing in terms of economies together with demographic growth is beheld expectations. In the 20^th century, this country was among the most impoverished society, there was a rapid growth in urbanization, and significant exploitation of petroleum reserves boosted this (De la Vega et al., 2019). The state is imbalanced when it comes to regions as well as social, economic groups.

• Venezuela citizens who live in town lives under a high level of poverty, and massive debt from a foreign country, the government is corrupt and has patronage. The country has been many natural disasters which has caused it political as well as social illness these distances are floods which took place

The ethnic groups of Venezuela are as follows

• Afro-Venezuelans
• Arab –Venezuelans
• Chinese Venezuelans
• Croatian Venezuelans
• Indians in Venezuelan
• Indigenous People in Venezuela
• Japanese Venezuelans
• Macushi / Mestizo
• Panare people
• Syrian Venezuelans
• Serbian Venezuelans
• Turkish Venezuelans
• Uruguayans in Venezuelans
• Venezuelans

There are ten very famous people in Venezuela which includes Caroline Herrera. She was born in 1939 January she is a fashion designer in Venezuela, she was well known for ” exceptional personal style ” she was the one who used to dress the first ladies Jacqueline Onassis and even Michelle Obama. She was said to have “elegant and worldly without ever being fussy ”. Juan A. Baptista, he was born in 1976 September 9^th, he is an actor and a model known for he played several roles in the Telenovelas, such movies are “La Mujer En El Espejo and Pasion DE Gavilanes ”  He lives in Los Angeles when he signed a contract with St. Steven who works at a popular company meant for fashion. Borris Izaguirre happens to be Venezuelan – Spanish journalist, screenwriter, as well as showman. In 2007  he became a finalist in Premio Planeta because of the novel he wrote, which is called Villa Diamante. He was recognized as one of the most known showmen as he acted in the TV show called Cronicas Marcianas. Chiquinquira Delgado, she was born in 1972, August 17th. She is one of the most known TV

There are 40 languages used by the citizens living in Venezuela, but Spanish is the main language since most of the people use this language.  Most of the indigenous languages used in this country are Warao, Yanomami, Manduhuaca, Pemon, Nhengtu, Panare, Piaroa, Guahibo and wayuu. Since most of the people move to the town, some of the languages are completely dying. People living in Venezuelan are very hospitable; they welcome their guest and makes them comfortable and make them feel well hosted in their desired way. The constitution of Venezuelan allows its citizen to enjoy their freedom of religion; 90 % of the citizens are Roman Catholic. People in the past used to practise traditional religion but a lot of them later converted to catholic.

Spain colonized the country, people resisted, and this led to the development of groups like Tamanaco together with Guaicaipuro. It was the first country that was colonized by Spain to gain independence in the year 1821 that time it was a department in Gran Colombia and in the year 1830 it got its independence as a single country. In the year 1980, there was political turmoil as well as autocracy and this led dominancy of regional caudillos until the middle of the 20^th century. From the year 1985, the country has been under a democratic government.

Traditional clothing of Venezuelan people is Folkloric wear worn mostly in plains, clothes for men are called Liqui-liqui, and it is white, it is a suit with formal button and women wears a colourful skirt which a flare, these clothes are worn when there is special occasion on the plans they were not to be worn daily. Different tribes have different taste of the way women dress, and some choose the ladies to have short skirts together with crop tops and beads. People in this country are susceptible to their beauty, and this is what makes people undergo plastic surgery and the banks in their country provides loan for the people to undergo the procedure. People are never admitted, even if they have undergone surgery.

A president rules the country, the president is the chief executive, and he is the head of the nation. The president exercises executive power and the national assembly vests legislative power. The executive branch is executed by Legislation, which has three branches; the citizen,  judiciary,  legislative branch. People elect the president by voting for him, and a term consists of 6 years. After the elections the president re-elects the vice president, it is the duty of the president to choose the size of the cabinet in a ruling as well as appoint them and place them where he thinks is appropriate for them. The country has 33 ministries, and there are 165 seats in the national assembly. The public and the serves elect members of the government for five years.

Spain founded the country in 1522, the country was settled first at South America in a city called Cumana, this was in the 16^th century, and the king of Spain ruled them under concession of German. The country took place in the Bolivarian revolution. The country is the largest oil provider in the whole world. It is also the first one in exporting of oil around the globe as a whole and because of this agricultural products have been underdeveloped, they now ship in low quantities they include coffee as well as cocoa since oil came and dominated the exports. It became best in earn the government revenue . with the income that the government get from the oil there has been reduced poverty since the economy of the country was improved and the state reduced inequality this was in the time of the regime, so the level of debt amongst people reduced. Hugo died shortly after the independent and Maduro became the president after being elected by the majority during the elections after he became the president the economy of the country declined because he used uniquely policies which ended up giving disastrous results. The state had discovered fossil fuel which was to bring income to the country, but in return, it led to collapsing of the nation’s economy. The countries destabilization led to a crisis in the country, hyperinflation, economic depression as well as goods shortages. It also led to poverty, unemployment, malnutrition, crime, child mortality and diseases. These factors led to the deterioration of the nation’s economy, and people started to migrate from the country to other countries. In 2017 the state was declared bankrupt by credit agencies since it had debt it was unable to pay loans it had taken from other countries. Because of its economy, the country was under hyperinflation, and its inflation rate was estimated to be 1,370,000 % this was in 2018 and be 2018; it had increased to 10,000,000 (Gallegos, 2016).

People in Venezuela mostly feeds on spiced food with exotic flavour as well as sumptuous meals which are so sweet, the food is mentioned to the favourite in all world. They feed on Hallaca which is cooked mostly during Christmas. The meals are filled with meat stuffing, capers, port and Oliver, and then it is cooked. The Halacha is rapped using bananas and plantain leaves that are meant to add flavour to it. They have their all-time meal called Arepa this is a bread that has been grilled, baked, steamed and fried, the fillings of meat are included, eggs or pork, it is their staple food, and it is widely consumed in the world. The food staff resembles tacos, but it tastes better than a taco. They also have a meaty dish called Pabellon. This dish is also called the national dish, it is a traditional dish with shredded spicy beef which is served with rice together with black beans, sometimes it is served along with fried eggs, and plantain slices and they are served hot.

Venezuela, as a country has beautiful landscapes which surprises the fight one a person sees them, the scene has beaches and mountaintops that have snows. The coastal towns, top of the mountains that look like tables, sand beaches that are sand beaches which are soft, pleasant escapes. The country is the home of Andes mountains provides a colourful as well as a lively city, it also has Orinoco Delta where wild animals live. Caracas as capital is the largest city, and it has its adventure, it has cultural sites, and attractions surround it. The waterfalls drop for a distance worth 979 meters, it is recognized as one of the highest waterfalls in South America. Beside the waterfall there is a national park called Canaima is not accessible unless on a flight. The waterfall is well visible during the rainy season that is between May to November since the falls are plentiful and one from afar end they can see them. The falls looks like mists during the dry seasons since they don’t dry completely. One can see the falls using a boat that is supposed to tour for three days or use a flight to the place. The country has sun-drenched beaches, Coral reefs, turquoise waters and modest high-rise hotels and these draw the tourists to go for fall distance which is 160 kilometres since it is located to the central coast (Doocy et al., 2019). The national park where people goes to relax to escape the busy street, where tourists flocks and mega-resort is called Los Roques. At the side of the sea is where people go fishing since there is a fishing village referred to as Gran Roque, people have settled at the island, the place has a vast storey building which is visible throughout Venezuela since it is painted using bright colours. If someone wants to reach the island, they will have to get an aircraft since ferry services are not available. The most developed beach in Venezuela is called Isa de Margarita .it is suited 40 kilometres at the northern side of the mainland. It is the major tourist destination in Venezuela, at the place the tourist’s visits to seek the sun. The site has soft, beautiful sand beaches and foreigners and the citizens usually visit the area.

The country has a national park called Morrocoy, which is a few kilometres from the city since it is just a two hours’ drive. The park is the home of big birds like flamingos, osprey, parrots and scarlet ibis. The place can be accessed from two points Tucacas and the other Chichiriviche since the two towns are boat services to the park, the situation gets extremely busy in holidays.

Natural resources in this country are Iron ore, alumina, coal, bauxite, gold, nickel, natural gas, petroleum and asphalt. In 2014, 26 % of the national income came from minerals, and the country has three main minerals Direct- reduced iron, Aluminum and Bauxite. In the current years, the country has been in infatuation, and this has led to a decrease in the prizes of natural resources. Metal is mined in Venezuela, and there are 23 goldfields in the country. Iron is also extracted in Venezuela, and the country happened to the 5^th largest in the exportation of iron and got a total value of US$258 million. Aluminium contributes 20% of what is exported, 16 % is provided by Bauxite (Purcell, 2017). The country was the second producer of coal, but in the year 2006, the production dropped because of the crisis that we’re in the country. The land produced natural gas amounting to 76.717 million Meters cubic. But the production declined with the national emergency that arose in the country (Radetzki, 2016).

The leading companies in the country include the petroleum industry, which is leading export in the country. The petroleum industry produces the highest revenue in the state. The following are industries in Venezuela

• Petroleum
• Iron
• Steel
• Aluminium
• Agriculture
• Banking
• Tourism
• Fishing
• Insurance

Primary education is offered for free in Venezuela, that the training between 6 to 15 years, secondary school is two years is free, but people don’t for it. Most of the people who are in Venezuela are literates. Most of the children are usually enrolled in school each year, but most of them have not attended secondary education. Most of the parents who are of high class and those in the middle class take their children for education in private school both for primary and secondary school. The country has several higher education institutions as from the 20^th century. The institutions of higher education are both private and public. A quarter of the students in Caracas attends university for further educational attainment. The centre of culture is Caracas, and it has many universities which are recognized, one of them is a central university which was founded in 1721 together with the national university which was founded in 1977  (Griffiths  & Williams, 2017). With the urbanization as well as modernization lead to considerable improvement within the education system.

On matters concerning health as well as welfare services, the government provides free public treatment to the citizen, and there are also private sectors which are paid, and they provide assistance. It is the responsibility of the ministry of health, staffs, and medical centres to make sure the health of the citizens is well taken care of. They make sure that issues are taken care of to avoid strikes which may cost the lives of citizens.

Infrastructure is essential for the development of any country, and they include roads, airports, Public utility, water system and telecommunication. They are necessary for mobility, economic activities and trade. With the development with urbanization, there is the development of infrastructure since the industries cannot run without power as well as transport. Manufacturing, as well as transportation, are very vital since raw materials need to be taken to the industries and also the transportation of manufactured goods to the consumers. Transport is essential for connecting institutional investors such as banks, insurance, companies, pension funds, development banks, REITs, Mutual funds, hedge funds and endowments. It helps in connecting investors and expansion of the public-private partnership.

Transport in this country revolves around airports and highways. These means connects the whole world, and the airports are located at Caracas. The country has one major seaport at La Guairá. Their central railways are Maracaibo Metro as well as Valencia Metro.  The state used $2.2 billion for building two railway line. The railway also contributes to the faster movement of people to their investment places and transporting of raw materials from the farmers to the industries. It is used for the transportation of oil to the manufacturing industry.

In conclusion, Venezuela is one of the most popular countries in the world, and its capital city is called Caracas. The country is in South America. Its primary means of transport is air and railways. The main religion in this country are Christians, and the rest population are Islam. Education for children who are between 6 to 15 years is free for public schools (Reinhart & Santos, 2016). The secondary education, which is only two years is also free, but most of the people do not go to secondary. There are universities but a quarter of the people of the students usually go for further education. There are private schools from primary, secondary to university level. On the health sector, in the public hospital, people are treated freely, but in the private hospital, they pay. They have well-developed infrastructure which connects people, industries and investors. The country is the highest in the production of petroleum.

References

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Gallegos, R. (2016). Unfinished Nation: How oil riches ruined Venezuela. U of Nebraska Press.

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Purcell, T. F. (2017). The political economy of rentier capitalism and the limits to agrarian transformation in Venezuela. Journal of Agrarian Change, 17(2), 296-312.

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