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== Geography ==

== Geography ==

[[File:Amazonas Venezuela.jpg|thumb|Orinoco river.]]

[[File:Amazonas Venezuela.jpg|thumb|Orinoco river, Estado Amazonas.]]

*Area: 912,050 sq. km. (352,143 sq. mi.); slightly more than twice the size of California.

*Area: 912,050 sq. km. (352,143 sq. mi.); slightly more than twice the size of California.

*Cities: Capital--Caracas (metro. area pop. 3.2 million). Other major cities--Maracaibo, Valencia, Barquisimeto, Maracay, Merida, Ciudad Bolivar.

*Cities: Capital--Caracas (metro. area pop. 3.2 million). Other major cities--Maracaibo, Valencia, Barquisimeto, Maracay, Merida, Ciudad Bolivar.