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Venezuela (South America)

Encyclopedia—Venezuela

Government

Venezuela is governed under the constitution of 1999. The president, who is both the head of state and the head of government, is popularly elected for a six-year term and may be elected to a second term. Members of the 167-seat unicameral National Assembly are elected for five-year terms. Administratively, Venezuela consists of 23 states, a federal district, of which Caracas is a part, and a federal dependency, which includes 11 island groups.

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