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The Republic of Venezuela was formed in 1830 by secession from the other members of the Republic of Colombia. The Constitution in force is that of June 13, 1914. Legislative authority is vested in a Congress of 2 chambers, the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. The former consists of 40 members elected for 3 years, 2 for each State, Venezuelans by birth and over 30 years of age. The latter is constituted as follows: Each State chooses by direct election for 3 years one deputy, a Venezuelan by birth and over 21 years of age, for every 35,000 inhabitants, and one more for an excess of 15,000. A State with fewer than 35,000 of population will have one deputy. The Federal District and the Territories which have, or may reach, the population fixed by law will also elect deputies.
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Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning Venezuela
1. Official Publications
Respecting the Question of the Boundary of British Guiana and Venezuela: Correspondence between the Governments of Great Britain and the United States with respect to Proposals for Arbitration (United States. No. 2. 1896); Documents and Correspondence (Venezuela, No. 1, 1890); Maps to accompany Documents (Venezuela, No. I, 1890, Appendix No. III.); Errata in “Venezuela No. I.” (Venezuela, No. 2, 1896); Further Documents (Venezuela, No. 3, 1896); Case on the Part of British Government (Venezuela, No. 1, 1899); Counter-case on the Part of British Government (Venezuela. No. 2, 1899); Argument on the Part of British Government (Venezuela, No. 3, 1899); Case. Counter-case, and Argument on the Part of Venezuela (Venezuela, Nos. 4, 5, and 6, 1899); Award of the Tribunal of Arbitration (Venezuela, No. 7. 1899). London, 1896 and 1899. Gaceta Oficial. Daily, Caracas.
Constitucion de los Estados Unidos de Venezuela Sancionada par la Asamblea nacional constituyente en 1909. Caracas, 1909.
Foreign Office Reports, Annual Series. London.
Venezuela: Geographical Sketch, Natural Resources, Laws, …c. Issued, by the Bureau of American Republics. Washington, 1904.
Boletin de Estadistica de los Estados Unidos de Venezuela. Monthly.
Anuario Estadistico de Venezuela. Annual.
Estadistica Mercantil y Maritima.
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2. Non-Official Publications
André (E.). A Naturalist in the Guianas. London, 1904.
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Bingham (Hiram), The Journal of an Expedition across Venezuela and Colombia, 1900–7. New Haven, 1909.
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Scott Keltie, J., Epstein, M. (1919). Venezuela. In: Scott Keltie, J., Epstein, M. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270480_67
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