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Venezuela
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Flag:
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conventional long form:
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Republic of Venezuela
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conventional short form:
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Venezuela
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local long form:
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Republica de Venezuela
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local short form:
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Venezuela
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VE
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republic
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Caracas
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21 states (estados, singular - estado), 1 territory* (territorio), 1 federal
district** (distrito federal), and 1 federal dependency*** (dependencia
federal); Amazonas*, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo,
Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Dependencias Federales***, Distrito Federal**,
Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa,
Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia
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the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled island groups
with a total of 72 individual islands
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5 July 1811 (from Spain)
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Independence Day, 5 July (1811)
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23 January 1961
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based on Napoleonic code; judicial review of legislative acts in Cassation
Court only; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
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18 years of age; universal
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chief of state and head of government:
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President Rafael CALDERA Rodriguez (since 2 February 1994); election last
held 5 December 1993 (next to be held NA December 1998); results - Rafael
CALDERA (National Convergence) 30.45%, Claudio FERMIN (AD) 23.59%, Oswaldo
ALVAREZ PAZ (COPEI) 22.72%, Andres VELASQUEZ (Causa R) 21.94%, other 1.3%
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cabinet:
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Council of Ministers; appointed by the president
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bicameral Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la Republica)
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Senate (Senado):
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elections last held 5 December 1993 (next to be held NA December 1998);
results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (53 total) AD 18, COPEI 15,
Causa R 9, MAS 5, National Convergence 6; note - 3 former presidents (2 from
AD, 1 from COPEI) hold lifetime senate seats
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Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados):
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elections last held 5 December 1993 (next to be held NA December 1998);
results - AD 27.9%, COPEI 26.9%, MAS 12.4%, National Convergence 12.9%,
Causa R 19.9%; seats - (203 total) AD 55, COPEI 53, MAS 24, National
Convergence 26, Causa R 40, other 5
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Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Suprema de Justicia) Roberto YEPES,
President
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National Convergence (Convergencia), Jose Miguel UZCATEGUI, president, Juan
Jose CALDERA, national coordinator; Social Christian Party (COPEI), Luis
HERRERA Campins, president, and Donald RAMIREZ, secretary general;
Democratic Action (AD), Pedro PARIS Montesinos, president, and Luis ALFARO
Ucero, secretary general; Movement Toward Socialism (MAS), Gustavo MARQUEZ,
president, and Enrique OCHOA Antich, secretary general; Radical Cause (La
Causa R), Pablo MEDINA, secretary general
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FEDECAMARAS, a conservative business group; Venezuelan Confederation of
Workers (CTV, labor organization dominated by the Democratic Action);
VECINOS groups
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AG, BCIE, CARICOM (observer), CDB, CG, ECLAC, FAO, G-11, G-15, G-19, G-24,
G-77, GATT, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO,
IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, MINURSO, NAM,
OAS, ONUSAL, OPANAL, OPEC, PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO,
UNIKOM, UNMIH, UNPROFOR, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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chief of mission:
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Ambassador Pedro Luis ECHEVERRIA
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chancery:
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1099 30th Street NW, Washington, DC 20007
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telephone:
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[1] (202) 342-2214
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consulate(s) general:
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Boston, Chicago, Houston, Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, and
San Juan (Puerto Rico)
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chief of mission:
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Ambassador Jeffrey DAVIDOW
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embassy:
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Avenida Francisco de Miranda and Avenida Principal de la Floresta, Caracas
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mailing address:
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P. O. Box 62291, Caracas 1060-A; APO AA 34037
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telephone:
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[58] (2) 285-2222, 3111
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FAX:
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[58] (2) 285-0366
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three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), blue, and red with the coat of
arms on the hoist side of the yellow band and an arc of seven white
five-pointed stars centered in the blue band