{"id":23435,"date":"2026-06-06T11:28:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T05:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=23435"},"modified":"2026-06-06T14:54:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T09:24:27","slug":"venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Venezuela\u00a0 Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Prime Minister of India and Venezuela\u2019s acting President held talks on forging a long-term energy partnership and collaboration in pharmaceuticals and critical minerals\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Venezuela<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located on the northern <\/span><b>coast of South America.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bounded by <\/span><b>Guyana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the east, <\/span><b>Brazil<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the south, and <\/span><b>Colombia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the southwest and west.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime boundaries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It shares a border with the <\/span><b>Caribbean Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Atlantic Ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the north.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Caracas<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Venezuela<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b> <b>Andes Mountains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest; <\/span><b>central plains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (llanos); Guiana Highlands in southeast<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Rio Negro (it is shared with Colombia and Brazil) and <\/span><b>Orinoco <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(shared with Colombia).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Lakes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Lake Guri and <\/span><b>Lake Maracaibo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (the largest lake in South America).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Point:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Pico Bolivar\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Water Falls:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The world\u2019s highest waterfall \u2013 the <\/span><b>Andes Mountains Angel Falls<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is located in the Guiana Highlands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is home to the <\/span><b>world\u2019s largest oil reserves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well as huge quantities of coal, iron ore, bauxite, and gold.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/pm-modi-venezuela-s-president-rodriguez-discuss-long-term-energy-partnership-101780577001446.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> <strong>HT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venezuela is located on the northern coast of South America. 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