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| {{main|Culture of Venezuela|Heritage of Venezuela}} | |||
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| Venezuela's ], art, and culture has been heavily influenced by the historical evolutions of its ] counterparts. These elements extend to its historic buildings, architecture,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/658 | title=Coro and its Port | publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre | year=1993}}</ref> art<ref>{{cite web | title=Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas | url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/986 | year=2000 | publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre}}</ref>, landscape, boundaries, and monuments. Venezuelan culture has been shaped by ], ], and ] influences dating at early as the colonial period. Before this period, indigenous culture was expressed in art (]s), ]s, architecture ('']s''), and social organization. Aboriginal culture was subsequently assimilated by Spaniards; over the years, the hybrid culture had diversified by region. | |||
| ] is gaining attention within and outside the country. First dominated by religious motives, in the late ] it changed to historical and heroic representations, led by ]. Modernism took over in the ]. Some remarkable Venezuelan artists include ], ], ], ], ], ] (who both contributed greatly to ]) and ]. | |||
| ] (1912).]] | |||
| ] began developing soon after the ], and it was dominated by ] and thinking. Following the rise of political literature during the ], then came ], the first important genre in the region, whose great exponent was ]. Although mainly focused on ], poets also figure with great importance, ] being the most famous of them, and also ]. Major writers and novelists are ], ], ], ], ] and ]. Another great poet and humanist was ], besides being an educator and an intellectual. Other philosophers and intellectuals, like ] and ], along with many other writers, sustained the theory of ]. | |||
| The great architect of the Venezuelan modern era was ], who designed the ], (a ]) and its ]. Venezuelan architectural examples are the ], the ], the ], and the ]. | |||
| Indigenous musical styles are sort of a crucible of Venezuelan cultural inheritances, most exemplified by groups like ] and ]. The national musical instrument is the ]. The typical or representative musical styles are mainly from the ] area and its surroundings, such as '']'' (by ] and ]), '']'' (by ]), ''Concierto en la llanura'' by ], and '']'' (by ]). The ] is also a popular style, played generally during Christmas, typical of the ]n region. The national dance is the '']''. ] was a world famous piano ] during the late ]. | |||
| Venezuela is also known for their world famous baseball players, such as ], who is in the ] in ] (USA), ], ], ], ], ], ], and ], winner of the ] in ] and ]. Although ] is tremendously popular (it's the national pastime), ] is also gaining popularity, due to the increasing performance of the ]. | |||
| {{see also|Music of Venezuela|Cuisine of Venezuela|Venezuelan Spanish|List of Venezuelans|List of players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball}} | |||
Revision as of 21:19, 3 December 2006
| Bolivarian Republic of VenezuelaRepública Bolivariana de Venezuela | |
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Coat of Arms of Venezuela
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| Motto: None | |
| Anthem: Gloria al Bravo Pueblo ("Glory to the Brave People") | |
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| Capitaland largest city | Caracas |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| Government | Federal republic |
| • President | Hugo Chávez Frías |
| • Vice president | José Vicente Rangel |
| Independence | |
| • From Spain | July 5, 1811 |
| • From Gran Colombia | November 21, 1831 |
| • Recognised | March 30, 1845 |
| • Water (%) | 0.3 |
| Population | |
| • July 2005 estimate | 26,749,000 (43rd) |
| • 2001 census | 23,054,210 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate |
| • Total | $163.503 billion (51st) |
| • Per capita | $6,186 (95th) |
| HDI (2003) | 0.772 high (75th) |
| Currency | Venezuelan bolívar (VEB) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | None |
| Calling code | 58 |
| ISO 3166 code | VE |
| Internet TLD | .ve |
| The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has been the full official title of the state since the adoption of the 1999 constitution, when the state was renamed in honour of Simón Bolívar. Historical: Dios y Federación (English: "God and Federation") The Constitution also recognizes all indigenous languages existing in the country. | |
Venezuela (IPA: ; Template:Lang-es, IPA: ) is a country on the northern coast of South America. Comprising a continental mainland and numerous islands in the Caribbean Sea, Venezuela borders Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Colombia to the west. Trinidad and Tobago, Curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba, and the Leeward Antilles lie just north of the Venezuelan coast.
A former Spanish colony, Venezuela is a federal republic. Historically, Venezuela has had territorial disputes with Guyana, largely concerning the Essequibo area, and with Colombia concerning the Gulf of Venezuela. Today, Venezuela is known widely for its petroleum industry, the environmental diversity of its territory, and its natural features. Christopher Columbus, upon seeing its eastern coast in 1498, referred to Venezuela as Tierra de Gracia (Land of Grace), which has become the country’s nickname.
Administrative divisions
Military
Main article: Military of Venezuela
See also
Notes
References
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- Child, Jack. "The Politics and Semiotics of the Smallest Icons of Popular Culture: Latin American Postage Stamps." Latin American Research Review, 40:1 (2005) 108-137.
External links
- Government
- Template:Es icon Venezuelan Government Entry Portal
- Template:Es icon National Institute of Statistics
- Template:Es icon Ministry of Tourism
- General references
- Template:En icon "Venezuela". The World Factbook (2025 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.
- Template:En icon Venezuela at Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Template:En icon Venezuela from the Library of Congress Country Studies
- Other
- Template:En icon Template:Wikitravel
- Template:En icon Satellite views of Venezuela from Google Maps
- Template:En icon WikiMapia has one or more wiki satellite maps of Venezuela.
- Template:En icon Template:Dmoz