Venezuela
by sean deaner
fast facts
continent-south America
capital-Caracas
population-29,275,460
area-352,144 sq. miles
main language- Spanish
main religion-catholic
distance from washing dc- 2053.56 miles
area of culture greetings
men greet friends with an abrazo (patting each other on the back)
women greet each other an abrazo for women (kiss on the cheek)
in conversations they get close , if a American is talking to a Venezuelan it is improper to back away
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area of culture food
people usually purchase breakfast or brunch or flat corn meal patties
lunch is the biggest meal dinner is very light
family's usually gather on Sundays for lunch, only for certain religions
roadside trucks usually sell hamburgers and hot dogs
area ofculture holidays
the Venezuelans have the same holidays as us the Americans but some are new
after Christmas the kids receive presents from the three kings
one of the new holidays are carnival
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AREA OF CULTURE RECREATION
baseball is extremely popular several players are in the MLB
soccer is not very popular
vacation is very popular
the Venezuelans enjoy dancing
area of culture government
head of state and head of government Nicolas Madura
capital-Caracas
has six years in office until reelection
can be elected unlimited amount of times
government has 165 members
my choice
Venezuela: Flag. 2015. ProQuest.
Venezuela. ProQuest, 2015. CultureGrams Online Edition. Web. 18 Nov. 2015.