venezuela

1. A republic in northern South America on the Caribbean;
   Achieved independence from Spain in 1811;
   Rich in oil (synset 109184596)
   is an instance of: south american country, south american nation - any one of the countries occupying the South American continent
   member holonym: venezuelan - a native or inhabitant of Venezuela
   belongs to:

   • oas, organization of american states - an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation
   • opec, organization of petroleum-exporting countries - an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum
   has:

   • capital of venezuela, caracas - the capital and largest city of Venezuela
   • ciudad bolivar - a port in eastern Venezuela on the Orinoco river
   • cumana - a port city in northeastern Venezuela on the Caribbean Sea; founded in 1523, it is the oldest European settlement in South America
   • maracaibo - a port city in northwestern Venezuela; a major oil center
   • maracay - a city in north central Venezuela; cattle center
   • valencia - an industrial city in northern Venezuela
   • angel, angel falls - the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally
   • arauca - a river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela
   • cuquenan, cuquenan falls, kukenaam, kukenaam falls - a famous waterfall in Venezuela
   • orinoco, orinoco river - a South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic
   is a part of: south america - a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama
   same as: republic of venezuela

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