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Capital:
Caracas
Area:
912,100 sq km / 352,162 sq ml
Language:
Spanish, 2% native Indian
Currency:
Bolivar
Population:
24,654,694
Life expectancy:
67 (men), 74 (women)
Literacy rate:
87%
Religions:
Roman Catholic
Physical features:
Andes mountains and Lake Maracaibo in the north west, central IIanos (plains), delta of River Orinoco in the east, Guiana Highlands in south east
Ethnic distribution:
67% Mestizos (mixed race), 21% Europeans, 10% Africans, 2% Indians
Exports:
Coffee, timber, oil, aluminium, iron ore, petrochemicals, bauxite
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