Venezuela and V Guide - Resources and Review

Basic reference information about Venezuela, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co
ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
 
Brief guide to the main regions of Venezuela: the Gran Sabana, the Llanos, the Andes, the Orinoco, the Paria Peninsula, and the beaches.
 
Descriptions of Venezuelan Clusiaceae plants, including descriptions of their appearance and habitats.
 
Basic reference information about Venezuela, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
Introduction to Venezuela which includes a bibliography, photographs and travel information.
 
A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Venezuela, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
 
Descriptions of Venezuelan Bignoniaceae plants, including descriptions of their appearance and habitats.
 
Listing of political resources relevant to Venezuela, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
 
Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Venezuela. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
 
Links to Internet resources about Venezuela. Headings include arts and culture, business and economics, education, government and municipal resources, political parties, libraries, network and information services, news, newspapers, magazines, mailing lists and newsgroups, travel and tourism.
 
Set of political and relief maps produced by the CIA covering Canada, all the countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean.
 
Detailed handbook describing the history of Venezuela and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
 
Introductory and travel information on Venezuela, including a map, slide show, facts, environment, history, economy, culture, activities, recommended reading and travellers' reports.
 
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