by the stilted huts that indigenous people had built along the shore of the Maracaibo River, so he named the land Venezuela which in Spanish means "Little Venice."
Spain ruled the country for about 300 years but in 1811, Venezuela declared its independence.
The country is bounded by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the North, Guyana to the East, Brazil to the South, and Colombia to the Southwest and West.
The national capital, Caracas is the primary centre of industry, commerce, education…
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