{"id":23435,"date":"2026-01-03T11:28:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T05:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=23435"},"modified":"2026-01-03T15:50:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T10:20:17","slug":"venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Venezuela Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the U.S. military has launched large-scale strikes inside Venezuela, with explosions heard in multiple areas, including the capital Caracas.<\/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 <\/span><b>northern coast of <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/south-america\/\" target=\"_blank\">South America<\/a>.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/caribbean-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Caribbean Sea<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/atlantic-ocean\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Atlantic Ocean<\/b><\/a><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 <\/span><b>Maracaibo Lowlands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in northwest; central plains (llanos); Guiana Highlands in southeast<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Rivers:<\/b> <b>Rio Negro<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (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 Lake Maracaibo (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\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The world\u2019s highest waterfall \u2013 the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/the-andes-mountains\/\" target=\"_blank\">Andes Mountains <\/a><\/strong><\/span><b>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 world\u2019s <\/span><b>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> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-global\/trump-venezuelan-airspace-what-can-he-actually-do-10394917\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explosions in Venezuela\u2019s capital city Caracas after U.S. military strikes. 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