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In 1498, Christopher Columbus discovered Venezuela. He originally thought he had landed on the Asian Coast.At this time, 300,000 to 400,000 indigenous people lived in the region.
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In 1800, the population was estimated to be anywhere from 810,000 to one million people.
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Venezuela became a Republic in 1830.
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In 1900, the population of Venezuela was extimated at around 2,445,000 people.
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From 1908 to 1935, Juan Vincente Gomez was dictator of Venezuela. During this time, Venezuela became a major oil exporter.
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In 1997, the government announced an expansion of gold and diamond mining to reduce reliance on oil.
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The population of Venezuela was approximately 23,542,000 people in 2000.
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In 2009 the population was 26,814,843.
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Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, and indigenous people all inhabit Venezuela. Their religions are nominally Roman Catholic (about 96%) with the remainder being Protestant and other religions.
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Venezuela has current issues affecting their country such as internation disputes with columbia, people trafficking, and drug producing and trafficking.
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Venezuela's economy relies on oil revenues which are about 95% of export earnings. Their agriculture contains not only petroleum, but construction materials, food processing, texiles, mining and motor vehicle assembly. The export primarily to the United States, with China, India, and Cuba being other partners.
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Venezuela has a federal republic government type. There are 23 states and one capital district. The legal system is a civil law system based on the Spanish civil code system. There is a ruling party labor union by the name of the Bolivarian and Socialist Workers' Union.
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Venezuela is located in Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean. It is located between Columbia and Guyana. The climat is tropical, hot and humid, and more moderate in the highlands. The Andes Mountains and Maracaibo lowlands are found in this country, and the terrain also consists of central plains and highlands.
