Here's a look at Venezuela, an OPEC member state that has the largest proven reserves of oil in the coalition. About Venezuela: (from the CIA World Factbook) Area: 912,050 sq km, about two times the ...

OFFICIAL NAME: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. POPULATION: 27 million. Roughly two-thirds of mixed race, the rest of European, African and American Indian descent. LANGUAGE: Spanish. RELIGION: ...

This year, Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize for her decades-long fight against authoritarianism, fearless defence of democracy, and courageous moral leadership in a ...

I HAVE BEEN been a public servant of Venezuela all my life—a career diplomat whose service culminated during the presidency of Hugo Chávez as ambassador to Argentina. I accepted the presidential ...

(Reuters) - Venezuela will almost triple the amount of debt it takes on this year and trim its budget to offset lower oil revenues in the OPEC nation, leftist President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday.