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The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is situated in the Northern part of South America with an area of 912,050 Km2. It borders Colombia to the West, Guyana to the East, Brazil to the South and the Caribbean Sea to the North. The country is a federal republic with 25 administrative regions: 23 states (“estados”), one capital district, and the federal dependencies (mostly uninhabited islands in the Caribbean Sea). The capital city is Caracas.
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(2008). Introduction. In: Venezuela: A Petro-State Using Renewable Energies. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-91003-1_1
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