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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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