Hornberger is founder and president of the future of freedom foundation. Demographic topics include basic education, health, and population statistics as well as identified racial and religious affiliations. Since donald trump took office, he has made clear that the united states stands with the people of venezuela in. To lay the foundation for farcvenezuela as we all know, farc has a long, deep relationship with the current venezuelan government. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. Snowden leak reveals obama government ordered nsa, cia to spy. Snowden leak reveals obama government ordered nsa, cia to.
The world factbook has completed its travel facts project. Colombia, mexico refute accusations of conspiring with cia. This article is courtesy of the cia fact book venezuela introduction venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of gran colombia in 1830 the others being ecuador and new granada, which became colombia. The cia took a manichean view of the world, that is to say there were the people on our side, and there were people who were against us. Miss venezuela is a big event in the country, and venezuela has received 5 miss world, 5 miss universe and 5 miss international titles. Aug, 2017 cia director mike pompeo said on sunday that venezuela could become a risk to the us if chaos continues to roil the south american country. However, with limited staff and resources, we simply cannot respond to all who write to us. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of venezuela military 2020 information contained here. From wikisource central intelligence agency venezuela.
Caracas is a city of migrants and immigrants from all over the world. Field listing physicians density the world factbook. The world factbook 1982venezuela wikisource, the free. The demographics of venezuela are the condition and overview of venezuela s peoples. All this material is in the public domain, so you may freely copy, edit and quote it in homework, projects, essays and. Common dreams is the one news source that cares about making the world a better place. He was born and raised in laredo, texas, and received his b. Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of gran colombia in 1830 the others being ecuador and new granada, which became colombia. A nationwide strike between december 2002 and february 2003 had farreaching economic consequences real gdp declined by around 9% in 2002 and 8% in 2003 but economic.
The islands pristine coral reef attracts visitors from around the world, some of whom come in their own yachts and anchor. Europe austria the world factbook central intelligence agency. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia. Venezuela now faces an economic and humanitarian disaster, and the situation is. Heres the fcnp national commentary formula for the uninitiated. And the agencys job was to penetrate, weaken, divide, and destroy those political forces that were seen to be the enemy, which are those to the left of. He has close ties with cuba and has influenced many latin american countries. Venezuela the world factbook central intelligence agency. The united states on wednesday suspended all commercial passenger and cargo flights to and from venezuela because conditions there threaten the safety and security of passengers, aircraft, and crew, the u. Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of gran colombia in 1830 the others being colombia and ecuador. He and his wife, chris woolwinemoen, produced thousands of awardwinning maps that are used all over the world and content that aids students, teachers, travelers and parents with their geography and map questions. This weekend, farc the brandnew colombian political party born from a 5decadeold guerrilla army organized a meeting with little publicity in a small facility two hours away from caracas. Venezuelan women and girls are trafficked within the country for sexual exploitation, lured from the nations interior to urban and tourist areas.
Cia director ties venezuela crisis to russia, cuba, iran. Maduro demands explanation of cia chiefs interventional. Venezuela has some of the most unique geology in the world. The historically present amerindians, spanish colonists, and african slaves have all contributed to. Venezuela cia world factbook the best country factbook. Snowden leak reveals obama government ordered nsa, cia to spy on venezuela oil firm. By george friedman venezuela has become an ongoing problem for the bush administration, but no one seems able to define quite what the issue is.
Nov 28, 2007 cia venezuela destabilization memo surfaces. Venezuelan women and girls are trafficked for commercial sexual. Nov 15, 2017 this weekend, farc the brandnew colombian political party born from a 5decadeold guerrilla army organized a meeting with little publicity in a small facility two hours away from caracas. Cia director mike pompeo said on sunday that venezuela could become a risk to the us if chaos continues to roil the south american country. Venezuela now faces an economic and humanitarian disaster, and the situation is only getting worse. Neither cia nor governments of mexico and columbia have commented on mr maduros remarks. The world factbook 1990venezuela wikisource, the free. The demographics of venezuela are the condition and overview of venezuelas peoples. The british colony of new zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the uk militarily in both world wars.
Venezuela s oil production became a major factor in policy making in washington before the second world war. Facts about caracas venezuela talk about the capital of venezuela. Brennans and the cias industrial sabotage of the saudi and other middle east oil industries will continue to have farreaching effects on the world economy. No cia regime change in venezuela the future of freedom. The information regarding venezuela on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central. Starting with the 1993 factbook, demographic estimates for some countries mostly african have explicitly taken into account t. Venezuela is one of the worlds largest exporters of oil and has the worlds largest proven oil reserves at an estimated 296. Philip agee is a former cia operative who was one of the first to blow the whistle on the cia s activities in latin america and throughout the world in the 1960s and ever since. Nov 30, 2007 cia operation pliers uncovered in venezuela november 30, 2007 8. Cia factbook the world factbook central intelligence agency. President hugo chavez is carrying out the bolivarian revolution in venezuela and feuding with the united states. The ciaengineered oil glut to bring down putin and maduro. The embassycias polls concede that 57 per cent of the voters approved of the constitutional amendments proposed by chavez but also predicted a.
Here you will find the latest information, sourced from the cia world factbook and other public domain references around the internet. Since donald trump took office, he has made clear that the united states stands with the people of venezuela in their fight for democratic governance, human. Cia operation pliers uncovered in venezuela november 30, 2007 8. For most of the first half of the 20th century, venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who promoted the oil industry and. Oil ended venezuela s relative anonymity in the eyes of world powers, making it a linchpin of an everexpanding international oil industry and a new consideration in global policymaking. Cia the world factbook venezuela users empty page at iiasa. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military. Nine newly added travel facts from luxembourg, new caledonia, norfolk island, saint barthelemy, san marino, seychelles, slovakia, suriname, and vanuatu bring the final total to 222 193 countries and 29 dependencies.
For most of the first half of the 20th century, venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen who promoted the oil industry and allowed for some social reforms. Crude oil the world factbook central intelligence agency. For most of the first half of the 20th century, venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us. Information about venezuela from the cia fact book truth.
The venezuelan people comprise a combination of heritages. On november 26, 2007 the venezuelan government broadcast and circulated a confidential memo from the us embassy to the cia which is devastatingly revealing of us clandestine operations and which will influence the referendum this sunday, december 2, 2007. Venezuelas new assembly creates truth commission bbc news. Cia director admits involvement in venezuela the express. Usled economic war, not socialism, is tearing venezuela apart americans have been trained by decades of cold war propaganda to look for any confirmation that socialism means poverty. Just a decade ago, much of the political left in latin america and beyond still admired venezuelas ambitious socialist project. We dont just transcribe the events of the day, checking our values at the door. New zealands full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. For most of the first half of the 20th century, venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who.
Venezuela is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. Venezuela remains highly dependent on oil revenues, which account for roughly 90% of export earnings, more than 50% of the federal budget revenues, and around 30% of gdp. The world values survey has consistently shown venezuelans to be among the happiest people in the world, with 55% of those questioned saying they were very happy. Feb 23, 2006 by george friedman venezuela has become an ongoing problem for the bush administration, but no one seems able to define quite what the issue is. The historically present amerindians, spanish colonists, and. To improve the performance of our website, show the most relevant news products and targeted advertising, we collect technical impersonal information about you, including through the tools of our partners. I demand the cia directors statement to be made sufficiently clear, and i demand from the government of president trump, which considers itself a world government, to explain the insubstantial, interventional words of the cia director, maduro said. Venezuela cia map world map world atlas atlas of the.
Petroleum is the cornerstone of the economy and accounted for 17% of gdp, 52% of central government revenues, and 81% of export earnings in 1988. We read every letter, fax, or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate. Information about venezuela from the cia fact book. For most of the first half of the 20th century, venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen who promoted the oil industry and allowed for some. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of venezuela 2020 information contained here. On a broader scale, countries with higher income levels per capita are also more proficient at english. For most of the first half of the 20th century, venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who promoted the oil industry and allowed for some social reforms. All this material is in the public domain, so you may freely copy, edit and quote it in homework, projects, essays and other publications.
The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Misael and his brother luis enjoying there cotton candy and some typical venezuelan christmas music with two of our destiny church pastors. Lower tariffs and price supports, a free market exchange rate, and market. The information regarding venezuela on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. Mexico sputnik earlier, venezuelan foreign minister samuel moncada said that the cia, together with colombia and mexico, were working together to harm venezuela. John moen is a cartographer who along with his wife are the orignal founders of. The breakdown of the venezuelan population is approximately 80 percent mestizos of mixed european, indian and african ancestry, 20 percent white, eight percent black.
Usled economic war, not socialism, is tearing venezuela apart. President perez introduced an economic readjustment program when he assumed office in february. May 09, 2018 this article is courtesy of the cia fact book venezuela introduction venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of gran colombia in 1830 the others being ecuador and new granada, which became colombia. Venezuelas new assembly creates truth commission 9 august 2017.
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