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: ...

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 ...

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 ...

July 31 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday announced the nationalization of Banco Venezuela, a local unit of Spain's financial conglomerate Grupo Santander . The following are ...