Venezuela -- facts I wish Americans knew

 21st Century DIVERSITY 

LIBRARY

(2018) by Tamra B. Orr

CherryLakePublishing

dot-org, Ann Arbor, MI

Venezuela has a

northern coastal

border in South America

on the Atlantic Ocean

and Caribbean Sea.

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Venezuela is twice the

size of California (U.S.A.).

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Just over 30 million

men, women, teens, tweens,

toddlers & infants live in

Venezuela; their capital

city is Caracas.

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Over recent years in the

2010s, millions of

Venezuelans (men, women,

teens, tweens, toddlers &

infants) have fled that 

proud industrialized

nation due to increased

violence, lack of jobs,

food shortages, and more

reasons.  In the year 2017,

that number of refugees

departing Venezuela doubled.

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Throughout the country

of Venezuela, people have

diverse first- and second-

languages : most speak

Spanish but English is

also common in stores

and businesses as well

as homes.  French, Latin,

Italian are part of H.S.

teaching : throughout

all of this magnificent

land, more than 40 

languages can be heard.

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