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Venezuelan Government Information
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Country Profiles
- Australian Government - Venezuela
Country profile, economic and trade information, and foreign relations from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
- BBC News Profile - Venezuela
A guide to history, politics and economic background of countries from BBC News.
- CIA World Factbook - Venezuela
Country profile provides information on country background, geography, people, government, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
- FAO and Venezuela
Information on economic and agricultural issues from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It also has a good selection of maps.
- Human Development Report on Venezuela
Provides quick statistics on human development, economy, labor force, and population from the United Nations Development Programme. Country factsheet is also available.
- Human Rights Watch - Venezuela
Country background, news and reports related to human rights.
- IAEA - Venezuela
Country factsheet on
multilateral and safeguard agreements from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
- IEA - Venezuela
Country information, energy-related statistics, graphs and publications from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
- IMF - Venezuela
Country information, reports and publications from the International Monetary Fund.
- ITC - Venezuela
Country-specific trade and market profiles, map, and trade statistics from the International Trade Centre (ITC).
- Library of Congress - Venezuela
Country portal and resources compiled by the Library of Congress subject experts.
- OHCHR - Venezuela
Country background, treaties, reporting status, calendar of events and publications related to human rights from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR).
- UNEP - Venezuela
Country environmental profile from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
- UNESCO Worldwide - Venezuela
Highlights cooperation between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its Member States.
- UNESCO Communication & Information - Venezuela
Country profile, news and links to related projects and websites.
- UNESCO Education Worldwide - Venezuela
Education statistics, publications, plans, ministries, and news for Member States.
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics - Venezuela
A selection of national statistics on education, literacy, science and technology, culture, and communication.
- UNESCO Quito (in Spanish only)
Cluster Office to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
- UNESCO World Heritage - Venezuela
Cultural and natural heritage properties and documents on the World Heritage List.
- UNFPA Country Profile - Venezuela
"The United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA) supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect."
- UNFPA Venezuela (in Spanish only)
Country website for Venezuela.
- United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Venezuela
Country profile covering history, politics, economy, human rights, relations with the UK, and travel.
- United Nations Country @ a Glance - Venezuela
Country overview, news, economy, environment, health and technology from the United Nations Cyberschoolbus.
- United Nations Statistics Division: Environment Snapshot - Venezuela
Country snapshots offer national environment statistics.
- United Nations Statistics Division: National Accounts - Venezuela
"Statistics database contains a complete and consistent set of time series from 1970 onwards of main national accounts aggregates for all UN Members States and all other countries and areas in the world."
- U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics - Venezuela
U.S.
trade in goods (imports, exports and balance) with Venezuela.
- U.S. Commercial Service - Venezuela
Country profile about doing business in Venezuela by the Commercial Service, the global business solutions unit of the Department of Commerce.
- U.S. Department of Energy - Venezuela
Country energy profile for production, consumption, U.S. oil imports, and CO2 emissions.
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Articles and Databases
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Declassified Documents
Declassified information available from the FOIA Electronic Reading Room.
Enter "Venezuela" as the search term.
- National Intelligence Council (NIC) Declassified Documents
Database of intelligence reports, National Intelligence Estimates, and other publications produced by the National Intelligence Council or its predecessor organizations, the Office of National Estimates and the Office of Reports and Estimates since 1946.
- Crisis Group International Databases and Resources
Crisis Group provides analysis of violent conflicts and peace implementation.
- CRS Reports - LexisNexis Congressional CU
The Congressional Research Service (CRS), the research arm of Congress, prepares reports (usually under 20 pages long) on topics of interest to members of Congress. Enter "Venezuela" as the search term.
- Declassified Documents Reference System CU
Search this database to find declassified documents related to Venezuela.
- Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Department of Defense Scientific and Technical Reports Collection provides access to citations to unclassified unlimited documents that have been entered into DTIC's Technical Reports (TR) Database, as well as the electronic full-text of many of these documents. The site also includes databases that focus on individual topics.
- Digital National Security Archive CU
Database of primary declassified documents regarding critical U.S. policy decisions. Enter "Venezuela" as the search term.
- Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST)
An integrated database containing information on armed conflicts and peace keeping, arms production and trade, military expenditure, armed forces and weapons.
- Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
"Public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations."
- International Area Studies General CU
Collection of general databases from the University of Colorado covering international issues.
- International Area Studies Latin America CU
Collection of databases from the University of Colorado covering Latin America.
- International Area Studies Statistics CU
Collection of international statistics databases from the University of Colorado.
- LexisNexis Academic Country & Region Reports CU
News, country briefings, and country risk guides. Filter by country or choose "Country & Region Reports" from publication type.
- PAHO/WHO Databases
Regional Core Health Data Initiative Table Generator System from the Pan American Health Organization, a regional office of the World Health Organization. Provides national health statistics and other data on the health situation in the Caribbean and North, Central, and South American countries.
- United Nations Common Database (UNCDB)
"UNCDB provides selected series from numerous specialized international data sources for all available countries and areas."
- WDI Online CU
World Development Indicators (WDI) online
contains statistical data on the global economy from the
World Bank.
- Worldwide Incidents Tracking System (WITS)
WITS is the National Counterterrorism Center's database of terrorist incidents. The WITS database coverage is currently from 1/1/2004 to 6/30/2007 and is updated quarterly.
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Diplomatic Relations
Diplomacy, Programs and Aid
- Embassy of Venezuela in Washington, DC (Some English content, complete site in Spanish)
Diplomatic representation of Venezuela in the United States.
- Embassy of the United States in Caracas, Venezuela
Diplomatic representation of the U.S. in Venezuela.
- EU's Relations with Venezuela
Overview, country strategy, agreements, and documents on the European Union's relations with Venezuela.
- Group of 15
The G-15, a summit level group of developing countries, facilitates national efforts for development and economic progress of member states. There are 18 member countries: Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe.
- G-77 at the United Nations
The Group of 77 is an intergovernmental organization of developing states in the UN. It provides the means for the countries of the South to articulate and promote their collective economic interests and enhance their joint negotiating capacity on all major international economic issues within the United Nations system, and promote South-South cooperation for development. There are now 130 member states (including Venezuela), although the name G-77 was retained because of its historical significance.
- Inter-American Development Bank and Venezuela
Strategy, projects,and news about Venezuela and the IADB.
- OPEC - Venezuela
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a permanent, intergovernmental Organization made up of 12 developing nations whose economies rely on oil exports.
- Permanent Mission of Venezuela to the Organization of American States (in Spanish only)
"The OAS brings together the nations of the Western Hemisphere to strengthen cooperation on democratic values, defend common interests and debate the major issues facing the region and the world. The OAS is the region's principal multilateral forum for strengthening democracy, promoting human rights, and confronting shared problems such as poverty, terrorism, illegal drugs and corruption."
- Permanent Mission of Venezuela to the United Nations (in Spanish only)
Website of member state missions and their representatives to the United Nations.
- ReliefWeb - Venezuela
ReliefWeb, administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), provides news, documents, maps, and background information on emergency assistance by country.
- UNHCR - Venezuela
News, operations, statistics, background, analysis and policy, and maps from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Venezuela (in Spanish only)
UNDP helps countries work toward human rights, democratic governance, poverty reduction, crisis prevention and recovery, energy and environment for sustainable development, and HIV/AIDS prevention.
- United Nations Division for Sustainable Development - Venezuela
Economic, social and environmental policies and plans for sustainable development from the UN Department Economic and Social Affairs.
- U.S. Department of State - Venezuela
U.S.-Venezuelan relations, diplomacy, and country background notes.
- World Bank - Venezuela
World Bank data, projects, and research in Venezuela.
- World Trade Organization - Venezuela
Provides key information on trade statistics, WTO commitments, disputes, trade policy reviews, and notifications for member countries.
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Health
- PAHO/WHO
Official site of the Pan American Health Organization, a regional office of the World Health Organization.
- WHO - Venezuela
Information and statistics on the status of public health in Venezuela from the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Peacekeeping and Military Information
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Resources in the Catalog
- The Library Catalog, Chinook
There are numerous secondary, federal, and international sources of information on Venezuela available in the
collection.
Try these searches to see some of the resources in Chinook, the library catalog:
The * replaces up to five characters in a word.
For additional foreign information, arranged by subject, try the Subject Page.
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