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- (Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Caracas, Venezuela – A dozen prominent Chavistas have joined the opposition’s call for a vote to recall President Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, adding yet another layer to the complex political and financial crisis ripping the country apart.
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- Los Llanos in Columbia[1]. The Llanos is a seasonally flooded grassland that covers nearly one-third of Venezuela and on one-eighth of Colombia. It is most flooded in the central part which occurs on the huge saucer shaped depression that contains the floodplain of the mighty Orinoco.he Llanos is most famous for its swamp-based wildlife of Orinoco goose, scarlet ibis, and capybara, as well as a host of migrant species. Flooding is at a maximum between July and October. In the dry season many watercourses dry up, leaving the larger rivers and clay-panned estuaries to slake the thrist.
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Oil Prices Pushing Venezuela To Economic Collapse? With regard to the revision of Venezuela’s recession rate, the head of the IMF' s Western Hemisphere Department, Mr. Alejandro Warner, said: “…Indeed, each $10 decline in oil prices worsens Venezuela’s trade balance by 3½ percent of GDP, a bigger effect by far than for any other country in the region.
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Venezuela: the land of 500% inflation Venezuela is spiraling down fast while its biggest problems are skyrocketing up. Inflation in Venezuela is projected to increase 481% this year and by a staggering 1,642% next year, according to new estimates released Tuesday by the International Monetary Fund. Venezuela is on the precipice of hyper inflation, says Kathryn Rooney Vera, research director at BullTick Capital Markets in Miami.
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Oil Cash Waning, Venezuelan Shelves Lie Bare Even before oil prices tumbled, Venezuela was in the throes of a deep recession, with one of the world’s highest inflation rates and chronic shortages of basic items. One of the nation’s most prestigious public hospitals shut down its heart surgery unit for weeks because of shortages of medical supplies.
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As Venezuelans Flee, Refugee Camp Springs Up Across Border Colombia has created a shelter along its eastern border to care for Venezuelans escaping their nation’s autocratic government and ravaged economy, and Brazil may follow suit. Colombia has created a shelter along its eastern border to care for Venezuelans escaping their nation’s autocratic government and ravaged economy, and Brazil may follow suit. A group of Venezuelans occupy a sports center in Cucuta, on Jan. 22.
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The 'misery index' professor says Venezuela's inflation rate is over 500% And it was not until the 1990s that Venezuela’s average inflation rate exceeded that of the Latin American region. Today, Venezuela’s inflation rate is over the top (see the accompanying table). Steve Hanke. Read the original article on The Cato Institute.
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Whatâs Behind The Economic Chaos In Venezuela As floundering oil prices cause economic chaos in Venezuela, things have deteriorated to the point where many government offices are open barely two days a week to save electricity. Food shortages are spurring lengthy lines for basic necessities, and drought has made the situation worse as even water becomes scarce.
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- Venezuela (/ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə/ ( listen) VEN-ə-ZWAYL-ə; American Spanish: ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a federal republic located on the northern coast of South America.
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States of Venezuela Regional: 2008 • 2012. Foreign relations. Venezuela is a federation made up of twenty-three states (Spanish: estados), a Capital District (Spanish: Distrito Capital) and the Federal Dependencies (Spanish: Dependencias Federales), which consist of a large number of islands and islets on the Caribbean Sea.
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Crankshaft position sensor location This is a mid year shift some crankshaft sensors are called hall effect sensor located in the distributor. Check the diagrams below. Other sensors are located at the crankshaft front. Disconnect sensor connector and measure resistance across sensor terminals. Resistance should be 300-750 ohms. If resistance is not as specified, replace sensor. Here are some wiring diagrams so you can test the system to see what is wrong: Please run some tests and get back to us so we can continue helping you.
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The Economics, Culture, and Politics of Oil in Venezuela By , August 30th 2003. Perhaps the most important thing to know about Venezuela is that it is an oil exporting country, the fifth largest in the world, with the largest reserves of conventional oil (light and heavy crude) in the western hemisphere and the largest reserves of non-conventional oil (extra-heavy crude) in the world.
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Economy of Venezuela Venezuela exports rice, corn, fish, tropical fruit, coffee, pork, and beef. The country is not self-sufficient in most areas of agriculture. In spite of strained relations between the two countries, the United States has been Venezuela's most important trading partner. U.S. exports to Venezuela have included machinery, agricultural products, medical instruments, and cars. Venezuela is one of the top four suppliers of foreign oil to the United States. About 500 U.S. companies are represented in Venezuela.
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- Venezuela: Introduction. Venezuela is a country located in South America bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Venezuela has a strategic location on major sea routes linking North and South America. Neighboring countries include Brazil, Colombia, and Guyana.
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5 reasons why Venezuela's economy is in a 'meltdown' 5 reasons why Venezuela's economy is in a 'meltdown'. Venezuela's economy is in a deep crisis. Its president, Nicolas Maduro, declared a state of economic emergency for 60 days on Friday. Maduro's government stopped publishing any economic data about the country in 2014, other than updates on its shrinking gold and cash reserves.
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What is happening in Venezuela? A tale of two cities and two countries. Much of the reporting by the mass media gives the impression that Venezuela faces a national rebellion. The reality is that the protests have been restricted to certain pockets in the country, mostly middle and upper middle class neighborhoods, not entire cities.
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Hungry Venezuelans Flee in Boats to Escape Economic Collapse But perhaps most startling are the Venezuelans now fleeing by sea, an image so symbolic of the perilous journeys to escape Cuba or Haiti — but not oil-rich Venezuela. Continue reading the main story
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2001 in the United States 1 October 3 – 2001 Greyhound bus attack: A passenger slits the throat of the driver, causing the bus to crash, killing seven people. 2  October 5 – Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants breaks the single season home run record, with his 71st and 72nd home runs of the year. George W. Bush is sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States. 2  January 22 – 24 – The  Texas Seven , a group of convicts who escaped from the John B. Connally Unit in Texas, are found in Colorado.
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Thousands March in Venezuela to Demand Presidentâs Ouster CARACAS, Venezuela — Thousands took to the streets here on Thursday to demand the ouster of President Nicolás Maduro in what appeared to be the year’s largest display of frustration with Venezuela’s economic collapse and leadership.
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Venezuela: Worldâs Highest Inflation Rate Venezuela’s bolivar is collapsing. And as night follows day, Venezuela’s annual implied inflation rate is soaring. Last week, the annual inflation rate broke through the 500% level. It now stands at 510%. When inflation rates are elevated, standard economic theory and reliable empirical techniques allow us to produce accurate inflation estimates.
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- It gained full independence as a separate country in 1830. During the 19th century, Venezuela suffered political turmoil and autocracy, remaining dominated by regional caudillos (military strongmen) until the mid-20th century.Since 1958, the country has had a series of democratic governments.uring the 19th century, Venezuela suffered political turmoil and autocracy, remaining dominated by regional caudillos (military strongmen) until the mid-20th century. Since 1958, the country has had a series of democratic governments.
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- Venezuela is located in the north of South America; geologically, its mainland rests on the South American Plate. It has a total area of 916,445 km2 (353,841 sq mi) and a land area of 882,050 km2 (340,560 sq mi), making it the 33rd largest country in the world.
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Dwindling Production Has Led to Lesser Role for Venezuela as Major Oil Power And while Venezuelan exports of oil are in decline, its dependency on American refineries for refined petroleum products has grown to nearly 200,000 barrels a day because of several recent Venezuelan refinery accidents.
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Monument of Caribe warrior unveiled on Indigenous Resistance Day in Venezuela CARACAS, Venezuela - A statue of Caribe indigenous resistance hero, Guaicaipuro, was unveiled in the early hours this Monday morning by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to commemorate Indigenous Resistance Day 2015. Guaicaipuro, an indigenous chief of the Caribes, led one of the most successful resistance campaigns against the invading Spanish colonial forces throughout the 1560s and is revered by many of Venezuela’s grassroots movements.
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- Under barter agreements, many of these countries export agricultural products to Venezuela, whose food production has declined since the 1990s. Venezuelan oil exports also sustain the eight-member Bolivarian Alliance of the Americas (ALBA), founded by Chavez and Cuba's Fidel Castro in 2004.
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What Is Happening in Venezuela? Mexico, where the bodies pile high and the country is in the middle of a humanitarian crisis of staggering proportion, gets a “free pass” by the United States. Not so much Venezuela (where things might be bad but not 83,000-corpses bad).