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Religion
Reveal español? joropo?
Learn about A Torn
the makeup 6 POLITICS &
Economics
Country
of religions Pop Culture Venezuela's
in Venezuela,
and find out
From Miss
Universe to 8 political
crisis
more about baseball... The Federal continues to
the Roman This culture Republic worsen
Catholic really does Read to
Church. pop out. learn more
about the

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 Aspects of Culture
The cross is a symbol
of Christianity.

T
he majority (77
percent) of peo-
ple who live in
Venezuela are
Roman Catholic. Roman
Catholicism is a branch of
Christianity. Like other
branches of Christianity,
Catholics believe in the
Holy Trinity, which is
God, Jesus, and the Holy
Spirit. Their holy book
is the Holy Bible, and
there are two testaments:
the Old and New Testa-
ments. The headquarters
The Caracas Cathedral, of the Catholic Church is
located in Caracas, located in Vatican City,
Venezuela, attracts many
visitors each year. which is a city-state in
Rome, Italy. The Pope is

RELIGION
the leader of the Catholic
Church.
Although the vast ma-

REVEAL
Learn about the makeup of religions in
Venezuela, and find out more about
the Roman Catholic Church.
jority of people in Vene-
zuela are Roman Catholic,
there are many other re-
ligions as well. There are
other branches of Chris-
tianity like Protestants,
who make up 17 percent
of the population. Small
communities of Muslim,
Jewish, and Buddhists are
also found in Venezuela.

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 Aspects of Culture

The Spanish language originated

from... you guessed it! Spain!

P
eople in Venezu-
ela speak Span-
ish, as it is one
of the official
languages of the coun-
try. There are more than
40 languages spoken in
Venezuela, including
indigenous languages.
This poster reads: "Keep
More than 95 percent Calm and Speak Spanish"
of Venezuelans speak

LENGUAS DE
Spanish as their native
language, with a major-
ity of the rest speaking
it as a second language.
They speak the Vene-
zuelan form of Spanish,
which in itself has its
own regional forms.
VENEZUELA
assimilated into Vene- but they're not as com-
Venezuelan Spanish zuelan Spanish. mon. These languages
is less formal than the There are other lan- were brought over by
regular form of Span- guages such as Italian, immigrants from other
ish, and some English Chinese, and English countries.
words have also been spoken in Venezuela,

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 Aspects of Culture
Gabriela Isler is crowned
2013's Miss Universe.

POP CULTURE
V
enezuela's pop
culture has a
lot of engaging
elements. From
sports to music, Vene-
zuelans have taken part
in a wide variety of inter-
ests.
Baseball is one of the
most popular sports in
the country. Leones del
Caracas, or the Cara-
cas Lions, are a popular
baseball team in Vene-
zuela. Miguel Cabrera
is a Venezuelan who is
currently on the Detroit Venezuela who have
Tigers Major League- won the competition.
Baseball team. Other interests, like
Venezuela is also music and television,
known for its many are another part of Ven-
Miss Universe winners, ezuelan pop culture.
such as Gabriela Isler, There are famous pop
who won the crown in singers and actors/ac-
2013. So far, there have tresses from Venezuela
been seven women from as well.
The Estadio Universitario was
built in 1952 and was declared
a World Heritage Site in 2000.

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 Aspects of Culture

Arepas are a traditional

Venezuelan food.

F O L K
CULTURE
T
he pop culture their own style of mu- Venezuelan art in-
in Venezuela sic, literature, and other cludes architecture, and
might already arts. there is a very famous
seem interest- One type of popular architect named Carlos
ing enough, but the folk music or dance is a type Raúl Villanueva. He de-
culture, or traditional of waltz called Joropo. signed the Central Uni-
culture, of Venezuela is The word "joropo" orig- versity of Venezuela,
also pretty fascinating. inally meant "a party" in which is now a World
Folk culture in Vene- Spanish, but the mean- Heritage Site.
zuela consists of many ing adapted to represent Literature is another
aspects. Like all cul- the dance and music of part of Venezuelan cul-
tures, Venezuelans have the Venezuelans. ture. There is literature
that has been traced
back to pre-Hispanic
times.
Colorful clothing,
delicious, spiced food,
and other components
also make up traditional
Venezuelan culture.
Venezuela's folk cul-
ture is very interesting
and unique. To experi-
ence it first-hand, take a
Couples participate in Joropo trip to Venezuela!
dancing in a parade.

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 Politics & Economics
The president of
Venezuela is Nicolas
Maduro.

one house or chamber.

THE FEDERAL
Three of the seats in the
National Assembly are
reserved by law for in-

REPUBLIC
Read to learn about the government
digenous people of Ven-
ezuela.
The judicial branch
has six chambers, and
of Venezuela and how it works. there are 32 justices who

T
are appointed by the
he government branch.
National Assembly. The
of Venezue- The citizens branch
appointed justices serve
la is a federal is made up of three of-
12 year terms. The head
presidential re- ficers: the prosecutor
of the judicial branch is
public. The chief exec- commander, the "de-
the Supreme Tribunal of
utive is the President, fender of the people",
Justice.
who holds the execu- and the comproller pri-
The executive branch
tive power. The current vate.
consists of the Presi-
president of Venezuela The legislative branch
dent, the Vice President
is Nicolas Maduro. is also called the Nation-
and the cabinet.
Venezuela's govern- al Assembly. There are
ment has four branch- 165 seats, with members
es. There is an execu- serving five year terms.
tive branch, a judicial The National Assem-
branch, a legislative bly is a unicameral leg-
branch, and unlike the islature, which means The Palacio Municipal de
Caracas is the city hall of
United States, a citizen's it is only made up of Venezuela's capital.

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 Politics & Economics
Supporters of President Maduro
oppose the amnesty bill.

A TORN
COUNTRY
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Venezuela's political crisis continues to worsen
fter last year's parliamentary elections,
Venezuela's opposition party had taken
over the National Assembly. Of course,
this would cause major confict within
the government. Lawmakers wanted to move the
country away from the aftermath of Hugo Chavez's
socialist regime, while current president Nicolas
Maduro continues to lead with socialist views.
Part of the National Assembly's plan was to
release opposition activists who were considered
political prisoners. The amnesty bill would've There have been rallies
to show support
freed 76 prisoners, but the bill was shut down for the amnesty bill.
by the Supreme Court, who deemed the bill
unconstitutional.
Venezuela is a divided country, with some
supporting Maduro's socialist government,
while others oppose it. Because of this conflict,
Venezuela's economy is starting to go downhill.
Water and power shortages are causes of worry. As
a response, Maduro called for three-day weekends
for workers to try and conserve power.
Without any intervention or aide, Venezuela's
future doesn't look too bright.

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CREATED BY SOPHIE ZHANG
World Geography 2016