Venezuela

VENEZUELA 

CLIMATE ZONES AND VEGETATION
Venezuela lies between two tropics, it varies from tropical humid to alpine depending on its elevation, topography, and the direction of prevailing winds. It is mostly covered in forest due to the location. Resulting from deforestation and natural causes it has a varied vegetation, such as thorny shrubs, cactus, and brush. 

IMPORTANT RESOURCES
Important resources in Venezuela are petroleum, natural gas, iron, ore, gold, bauxite, hydropower, and diamonds. The Orinoco river runs through Venezuela. The topography of Venezuela can be divided into three elevation divisions, the lowland plains, mountains, and the interior forested uplands.

WHAT PEOPLE DO FOR A LIVING
In Venezuela the drop of oil prices declined many jobs for the Venezuelans. The poor relied on the government to pay for basic food and transportation. Farming and cattle ranching are major sources of jobs in rural areas. People also work in factories, mining is important, and doctors lawyers are in demand. Venezuelans are really great writers, painters, poets, and musicians. Their favorite sport in Venezuela is soccer, and in the coastal areas water sports like swimming, fishing, and boating are really popular.

LARGEST CITY
The largest city in Venezuela is Caracas.

CAPITAL CITY
The capital city of Venezuela is Caracas, it was founded in 1567 by Diego de Losada. Caracas sits 3,000 feet above sea level and has a population of 3.242 million.

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PROBLEMS 

Venezuela has a number of problems today, here are a few: Venezuela's unemployment rate has continues to rise; it stands at 12.1 percent. Crime in Venezuela also has become a big issue, in 2011 more than 19,000 people were killed, making 2011 the most violent year in the country's history. Housing and infrastructure is also a problem and homes are being seized and privatized. Housing is now one of their top concerns. Infrastructure has crumbled; reportedly Venezuela has the most obsolete air fleet in the Americas. 

Corruption is another problem it afflicts the police and military, who often are bribed by drug traffickers. Corruption has also affected the government turning the government into a de facto dictatorship. Freedom of press is another problem, even though the press are guaranteed by Venezuela's constitution, in reality media face harassment if they report anything in opposition to Hugo Chavez's administration, Chavez died a year old from cancer. The "eternal commander" is still putting on a shower, his voice of him singing are heard loud from the mausoleum entrance.