vainglorious
         adj 1: feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had
                  a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" [syn: {big},
                  {swelled}, {vainglorious}]

English Dictionary: Venezuela	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vainglory n outspoken conceit Synonym(s): boastfulness, vainglory
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vena axillaris n a continuation of the basilic vein and brachial vein that becomes the subclavian vein Synonym(s): axillary vein, vena axillaris
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vena clitoridis n veins that serve the clitoris [syn: clitoral vein, {vena clitoridis}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vena colica n vein serving the large intestine [syn: colic vein, {vena colica}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vena gluteus n veins draining the gluteal muscles on either side of the body Synonym(s): gluteal vein, vena gluteus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
venae ciliares n small veins coming from the ciliary body [syn: {ciliary veins}, venae ciliares]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
venae sclerales n tributaries of the anterior ciliary veins that drain the sclera of the eye Synonym(s): scleral veins, venae sclerales
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Venezuela n a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil Synonym(s): Venezuela, Republic of Venezuela
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Venezuelan adj of or relating to or characteristic of Venezuela or its people; "Venezuelan oil" n a native or inhabitant of Venezuela
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Venezuelan monetary unit n monetary unit of Venezuela
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Venus' slipper n any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips Synonym(s): Venus' slipper, Venus's slipper, Venus's shoe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Venus's slipper n any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips Synonym(s): Venus' slipper, Venus's slipper, Venus's shoe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
view angle n the angle included by a photographic lens [syn: {view angle}, angle of view]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
viniculture n the cultivation of grapes and grape vines; grape growing Synonym(s): viticulture, viniculture
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hornet \Hor"net\, n. [AS. hyrnet; akin to OHG. hornaz, hornuz,       G. horniss; perh. akin to E. horn, and named from the sound       it makes as if blowing the horn; but more prob. akin to D.       horzel, Lith. szirszone, L. crabo.] (Zo[94]l.)       A large, strong wasp. The European species ({Vespa crabro})       is of a dark brown and yellow color. It is very pugnacious,       and its sting is very severe. Its nest is constructed of a       paperlike material, and the layers of comb are hung together       by columns. The American white-faced hornet ({V. maculata})       is larger and has similar habits.          {Hornet fly} (Zo[94]l.), any dipterous insect of the genus             {Asilus}, and allied genera, of which there are numerous             species. They are large and fierce flies which capture             bees and other insects, often larger than themselves, and             suck their blood. Called also {hawk fly}, {robber fly}.          {To stir up a hornet's nest}, to provoke the attack of a             swarm of spiteful enemies or spirited critics. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blueberry \Blue"berry\, n. [Cf. {Blaeberry}.] (Bot.)       The berry of several species of {Vaccinium}, an ericaceous       genus, differing from the American huckleberries in       containing numerous minute seeds instead of ten nutlets. The       commonest species are {V. Pennsylvanicum} and {V. vacillans}.       {V. corymbosum} is the tall blueberry.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vainglorious \Vain`glo"ri*ous\, a.       Feeling or indicating vainglory; elated by vanity; boastful.       [bd]Arrogant and vainglorious expression.[b8] --Sir M. Hale.       -- {Vain`glo"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Vain`glo"ri*ous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vainglorious \Vain`glo"ri*ous\, a.       Feeling or indicating vainglory; elated by vanity; boastful.       [bd]Arrogant and vainglorious expression.[b8] --Sir M. Hale.       -- {Vain`glo"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Vain`glo"ri*ous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vainglorious \Vain`glo"ri*ous\, a.       Feeling or indicating vainglory; elated by vanity; boastful.       [bd]Arrogant and vainglorious expression.[b8] --Sir M. Hale.       -- {Vain`glo"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Vain`glo"ri*ous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vainglory \Vain`glo"ry\, n. [Vain + glory.]       Excessive vanity excited by one's own performances; empty       pride; undue elation of mind; vain show; boastfulness.                   He had nothing of vainglory.                  --Bacon.                   The man's undone forever; for if Hector break not his                neck i' the combat, he'll break't himself in vainglory.                                                                               --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vanglo \Van"glo\, n. (Bot.)       Benne ({Sesamum orientale}); also, its seeds; -- so called in       the West Indies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Venous \Ven"ous\, a. [L. venosus, from vena a vein. See {Vein}.]       1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a vein or veins; as, the             venous circulation of the blood.          2. Contained in the veins, or having the same qualities as if             contained in the veins, that is, having a dark bluish             color and containing an insufficient amount of oxygen so             as no longer to be fit for oxygenating the tissues; --             said of the blood, and opposed to arterial.          3. Marked with veins; veined; as, a venous leaf.          {Venous leaf} (Bot.), a leaf having vessels branching, or             variously divided, over its surface.          {Venous hum} (Med.), a humming sound, or bruit, heard during             auscultation of the veins of the neck in an[91]mia.          {Venous pulse} (Physiol.), the pulse, or rhythmic             contraction, sometimes seen in a vein, as in the neck,             when there is an obstruction to the passage of blood from             the auricles to the ventricles, or when there is an             abnormal rigidity in the walls of the greater vessels.             There is normally no pulse in a vein.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Venus \Ve"nus\, n. [L. Venus, -eris, the goddess of love, the       planet Venus.]       1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of beauty and love, that is,             beauty or love deified.          2. (Anat.) One of the planets, the second in order from the             sun, its orbit lying between that of Mercury and that of             the Earth, at a mean distance from the sun of about             67,000,000 miles. Its diameter is 7,700 miles, and its             sidereal period 224.7 days. As the morning star, it was             called by the ancients {Lucifer}; as the evening star,             {Hesperus}.          3. (Alchem.) The metal copper; -- probably so designated from             the ancient use of the metal in making mirrors, a mirror             being still the astronomical symbol of the planet Venus.             [Archaic]          4. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve             shells of the genus {Venus} or family {Venerid[91]}. Many             of these shells are large, and ornamented with beautiful             frills; others are smooth, glossy, and handsomely colored.             Some of the larger species, as the round clam, or quahog,             are valued for food.          {Venus's basin} (Bot.), the wild teasel; -- so called because             the connate leaf bases form a kind of receptacle for             water, which was formerly gathered for use in the toilet.             Also called {Venus's bath}.          {Venus's basket} (Zo[94]l.), an elegant, cornucopia-shaped,             hexactinellid sponge ({Euplectella speciosa}) native of             the East Indies. It consists of glassy, transparent,             siliceous fibers interwoven and soldered together so as to             form a firm network, and has long, slender, divergent             anchoring fibers at the base by means of which it stands             erect in the soft mud at the bottom of the sea. Called             also {Venus's flower basket}, and {Venus's purse}.          {Venus's comb}.             (a) (Bot.) Same as {Lady's comb}.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) A species of {Murex} ({M. tenuispinus}). It                   has a long, tubular canal, with a row of long, slender                   spines along both of its borders, and rows of similar                   spines covering the body of the shell. Called also                   {Venus's shell}.          {Venus's fan} (Zo[94]l.), a common reticulated, fanshaped             gorgonia ({Gorgonia flabellum}) native of Florida and the             West Indies. When fresh the color is purple or yellow, or             a mixture of the two.          {Venus's flytrap}. (Bot.) See {Flytrap}, 2.          {Venus's girdle} (Zo[94]l.), a long, flat, ribbonlike, very             delicate, transparent and iridescent ctenophore ({Cestum             Veneris}) which swims in the open sea. Its form is due to             the enormous development of two spheromeres. See Illust.             in Appendix.          {Venus's hair} (Bot.), a delicate and graceful fern             ({Adiantum Capillus-Veneris}) having a slender, black and             shining stem and branches.          {Venus's hair stone} (Min.), quartz penetrated by acicular             crystals of rutile.          {Venus's looking-glass} (Bot.), an annual plant of the genus             {Specularia} allied to the bellflower; -- also called             {lady's looking-glass}.          {Venus's navelwort} (Bot.), any one of several species of             {Omphalodes}, low boraginaceous herbs with small blue or             white flowers.          {Venus's pride} (Bot.), an old name for Quaker ladies. See             under {Quaker}.          {Venus's purse}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Venus's basket}, above.                      {Venus's shell}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any species of Cypr[91]a; a cowrie.             (b) Same as {Venus's comb}, above.             (c) Same as {Venus}, 4.          {Venus's slipper}.             (a) (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Cypripedium}. See                   {Lady's slipper}.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any heteropod shell of the genus                   {Carinaria}. See {Carinaria}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Venus \Ve"nus\, n. [L. Venus, -eris, the goddess of love, the       planet Venus.]       1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of beauty and love, that is,             beauty or love deified.          2. (Anat.) One of the planets, the second in order from the             sun, its orbit lying between that of Mercury and that of             the Earth, at a mean distance from the sun of about             67,000,000 miles. Its diameter is 7,700 miles, and its             sidereal period 224.7 days. As the morning star, it was             called by the ancients {Lucifer}; as the evening star,             {Hesperus}.          3. (Alchem.) The metal copper; -- probably so designated from             the ancient use of the metal in making mirrors, a mirror             being still the astronomical symbol of the planet Venus.             [Archaic]          4. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve             shells of the genus {Venus} or family {Venerid[91]}. Many             of these shells are large, and ornamented with beautiful             frills; others are smooth, glossy, and handsomely colored.             Some of the larger species, as the round clam, or quahog,             are valued for food.          {Venus's basin} (Bot.), the wild teasel; -- so called because             the connate leaf bases form a kind of receptacle for             water, which was formerly gathered for use in the toilet.             Also called {Venus's bath}.          {Venus's basket} (Zo[94]l.), an elegant, cornucopia-shaped,             hexactinellid sponge ({Euplectella speciosa}) native of             the East Indies. It consists of glassy, transparent,             siliceous fibers interwoven and soldered together so as to             form a firm network, and has long, slender, divergent             anchoring fibers at the base by means of which it stands             erect in the soft mud at the bottom of the sea. Called             also {Venus's flower basket}, and {Venus's purse}.          {Venus's comb}.             (a) (Bot.) Same as {Lady's comb}.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) A species of {Murex} ({M. tenuispinus}). It                   has a long, tubular canal, with a row of long, slender                   spines along both of its borders, and rows of similar                   spines covering the body of the shell. Called also                   {Venus's shell}.          {Venus's fan} (Zo[94]l.), a common reticulated, fanshaped             gorgonia ({Gorgonia flabellum}) native of Florida and the             West Indies. When fresh the color is purple or yellow, or             a mixture of the two.          {Venus's flytrap}. (Bot.) See {Flytrap}, 2.          {Venus's girdle} (Zo[94]l.), a long, flat, ribbonlike, very             delicate, transparent and iridescent ctenophore ({Cestum             Veneris}) which swims in the open sea. Its form is due to             the enormous development of two spheromeres. See Illust.             in Appendix.          {Venus's hair} (Bot.), a delicate and graceful fern             ({Adiantum Capillus-Veneris}) having a slender, black and             shining stem and branches.          {Venus's hair stone} (Min.), quartz penetrated by acicular             crystals of rutile.          {Venus's looking-glass} (Bot.), an annual plant of the genus             {Specularia} allied to the bellflower; -- also called             {lady's looking-glass}.          {Venus's navelwort} (Bot.), any one of several species of             {Omphalodes}, low boraginaceous herbs with small blue or             white flowers.          {Venus's pride} (Bot.), an old name for Quaker ladies. See             under {Quaker}.          {Venus's purse}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Venus's basket}, above.                      {Venus's shell}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any species of Cypr[91]a; a cowrie.             (b) Same as {Venus's comb}, above.             (c) Same as {Venus}, 4.          {Venus's slipper}.             (a) (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Cypripedium}. See                   {Lady's slipper}.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any heteropod shell of the genus                   {Carinaria}. See {Carinaria}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Venus \Ve"nus\, n. [L. Venus, -eris, the goddess of love, the       planet Venus.]       1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of beauty and love, that is,             beauty or love deified.          2. (Anat.) One of the planets, the second in order from the             sun, its orbit lying between that of Mercury and that of             the Earth, at a mean distance from the sun of about             67,000,000 miles. Its diameter is 7,700 miles, and its             sidereal period 224.7 days. As the morning star, it was             called by the ancients {Lucifer}; as the evening star,             {Hesperus}.          3. (Alchem.) The metal copper; -- probably so designated from             the ancient use of the metal in making mirrors, a mirror             being still the astronomical symbol of the planet Venus.             [Archaic]          4. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve             shells of the genus {Venus} or family {Venerid[91]}. Many             of these shells are large, and ornamented with beautiful             frills; others are smooth, glossy, and handsomely colored.             Some of the larger species, as the round clam, or quahog,             are valued for food.          {Venus's basin} (Bot.), the wild teasel; -- so called because             the connate leaf bases form a kind of receptacle for             water, which was formerly gathered for use in the toilet.             Also called {Venus's bath}.          {Venus's basket} (Zo[94]l.), an elegant, cornucopia-shaped,             hexactinellid sponge ({Euplectella speciosa}) native of             the East Indies. It consists of glassy, transparent,             siliceous fibers interwoven and soldered together so as to             form a firm network, and has long, slender, divergent             anchoring fibers at the base by means of which it stands             erect in the soft mud at the bottom of the sea. Called             also {Venus's flower basket}, and {Venus's purse}.          {Venus's comb}.             (a) (Bot.) Same as {Lady's comb}.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) A species of {Murex} ({M. tenuispinus}). It                   has a long, tubular canal, with a row of long, slender                   spines along both of its borders, and rows of similar                   spines covering the body of the shell. Called also                   {Venus's shell}.          {Venus's fan} (Zo[94]l.), a common reticulated, fanshaped             gorgonia ({Gorgonia flabellum}) native of Florida and the             West Indies. When fresh the color is purple or yellow, or             a mixture of the two.          {Venus's flytrap}. (Bot.) See {Flytrap}, 2.          {Venus's girdle} (Zo[94]l.), a long, flat, ribbonlike, very             delicate, transparent and iridescent ctenophore ({Cestum             Veneris}) which swims in the open sea. Its form is due to             the enormous development of two spheromeres. See Illust.             in Appendix.          {Venus's hair} (Bot.), a delicate and graceful fern             ({Adiantum Capillus-Veneris}) having a slender, black and             shining stem and branches.          {Venus's hair stone} (Min.), quartz penetrated by acicular             crystals of rutile.          {Venus's looking-glass} (Bot.), an annual plant of the genus             {Specularia} allied to the bellflower; -- also called             {lady's looking-glass}.          {Venus's navelwort} (Bot.), any one of several species of             {Omphalodes}, low boraginaceous herbs with small blue or             white flowers.          {Venus's pride} (Bot.), an old name for Quaker ladies. See             under {Quaker}.          {Venus's purse}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Venus's basket}, above.                      {Venus's shell}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any species of Cypr[91]a; a cowrie.             (b) Same as {Venus's comb}, above.             (c) Same as {Venus}, 4.          {Venus's slipper}.             (a) (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Cypripedium}. See                   {Lady's slipper}.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any heteropod shell of the genus                   {Carinaria}. See {Carinaria}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Vinculum \[d8]Vin"cu*lum\, n.; pl. L. {Vincula}, E.       {Vinculums}. [L., from vincire, vinctum, to bind.]       1. A bond of union; a tie.          2. (Math.) A straight, horizontal mark placed over two or             more members of a compound quantity, which are to be             subjected to the same operation, as in the expression             x^{2} + y^{2} - vinc{x + y}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Vinculum \[d8]Vin"cu*lum\, n.; pl. L. {Vincula}, E.       {Vinculums}. [L., from vincire, vinctum, to bind.]       1. A bond of union; a tie.          2. (Math.) A straight, horizontal mark placed over two or             more members of a compound quantity, which are to be             subjected to the same operation, as in the expression             x^{2} + y^{2} - vinc{x + y}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vine \Vine\, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus       of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and       cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.)             (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes.             (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender                   stem of any plant that trails on the ground, or climbs                   by winding round a fixed object, or by seizing                   anything with its tendrils, or claspers; a creeper;                   as, the hop vine; the bean vine; the vines of melons,                   squashes, pumpkins, and other cucurbitaceous plants.                               There shall be no grapes on the vine. --Jer.                                                                               viii. 13.                               And one went out into the field to gather herbs,                            and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild                            gourds.                                       --2 Kings iv.                                                                               89.          {Vine apple} (Bot.), a small kind of squash. --Roger             Williams.          {Vine beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             beetles which are injurious to the leaves or branches of             the grapevine. Among the more important species are the             grapevine fidia (see {Fidia}), the spotted {Pelidnota}             (see {Rutilian}), the vine fleabeetle ({Graptodera             chalybea}), the rose beetle (see under {Rose}), the vine             weevil, and several species of {Colaspis} and {Anomala}.                      {Vine borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of beetles whose larv[91]                   bore in the wood or pith of the grapevine, especially                   {Sinoxylon basilare}, a small species the larva of                   which bores in the stems, and {Ampeloglypter                   sesostris}, a small reddish brown weevil (called also                   {vine weevil}), which produces knotlike galls on the                   branches.             (b) A clearwing moth ({[92]geria polistiformis}), whose                   larva bores in the roots of the grapevine and is often                   destructive.          {Vine dragon}, an old and fruitless branch of a vine. [Obs.]             --Holland.          {Vine forester} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             moths belonging to {Alypia} and allied genera, whose             larv[91] feed on the leaves of the grapevine.          {Vine fretter} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse, esp. the phylloxera             that injuries the grapevine.          {Vine grub} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of insect             larv[91] that are injurious to the grapevine.          {Vine hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of leaf             hoppers which suck the sap of the grapevine, especially             {Erythroneura vitis}. See Illust. of {Grape hopper}, under             {Grape}.          {Vine inchworm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any species of             geometrid moths which feed on the leaves of the grapevine,             especially {Cidaria diversilineata}.          {Vine-leaf rooer} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Desmia             maculalis}) whose larva makes a nest by rolling up the             leaves of the grapevine. The moth is brownish black,             spotted with white.          {Vine louse} (Zo[94]l.), the phylloxera.          {Vine mildew} (Bot.), a fungous growth which forms a white,             delicate, cottony layer upon the leaves, young shoots, and             fruit of the vine, causing brown spots upon the green             parts, and finally a hardening and destruction of the             vitality of the surface. The plant has been called {Oidium             Tuckeri}, but is now thought to be the conidia-producing             stage of an {Erysiphe}.          {Vine of Sodom} (Bot.), a plant named in the Bible (--Deut.             xxxii. 32), now thought to be identical with the apple of             Sodom. See {Apple of Sodom}, under {Apple}.          {Vine sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a small black sawfiy ({Selandria             vitis}) whose larva feeds upon the leaves of the             grapevine. The larv[91] stand side by side in clusters             while feeding.          {Vine slug} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the vine sawfly.          {Vine sorrel} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Cissus acida})             related to the grapevine, and having acid leaves. It is             found in Florida and the West Indies.          {Vine sphinx} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of hawk             moths. The larv[91] feed on grapevine leaves.          {Vine weevil}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Vine borer}             (a) above, and {Wound gall}, under {Wound}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vine-clad \Vine"-clad`\, a.       Covered with vines.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Viniculture \Vin"i*cul`ture\, n. [L. vinum wine + cultura       culture.]       The cultivation of the vine, esp. for making wine;       viticulture.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vying \Vy"ing\,       a. & n. from {Vie}. -- {Vy"ing*ly}, adv.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vancleave, MS (CDP, FIPS 76200)       Location: 30.54174 N, 88.66710 W       Population (1990): 3214 (1245 housing units)       Area: 111.9 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vancleve, KY       Zip code(s): 41385
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vowinckel, PA       Zip code(s): 16260
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Venezuela       Venezuela:Geography       Location: Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the    North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana       Map references: South America       Area:    total area: 912,050 sq km    land area: 882,050 sq km    comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of California       Land boundaries: total 4,993 km, Brazil 2,200 km, Colombia 2,050 km,    Guyana 743 km       Coastline: 2,800 km       Maritime claims:    contiguous zone: 15 nm    continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation    exclusive economic zone: 200 nm    territorial sea: 12 nm       International disputes: claims all of Guyana west of the Essequibo    River; maritime boundary dispute with Colombia in the Gulf of    Venezuela       Climate: tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands       Terrain: Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest; central    plains (llanos); Guiana Highlands in southeast       Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite,    other minerals, hydropower, diamonds       Land use:    arable land: 3%    permanent crops: 1%    meadows and pastures: 20%    forest and woodland: 39%    other: 37%       Irrigated land: 2,640 sq km (1989 est.)       Environment:    current issues: sewage pollution of Lago de Valencia; oil and urban    pollution of Lago de Maracaibo; deforestation; soil degradation; urban    and industrial pollution, especially along the Caribbean coast    natural hazards: subject to floods, rockslides, mudslides; periodic    droughts    international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,    Endangered Species, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone    Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling; signed, but not    ratified - Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping       Note: on major sea and air routes linking North and South America       Venezuela:People       Population: 21,004,773 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 35% (female 3,650,705; male 3,795,032)    15-64 years: 60% (female 6,350,466; male 6,313,887)    65 years and over: 5% (female 486,020; male 408,663) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 2.1% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 25.11 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 4.57 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: 0.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 26.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 73.31 years    male: 70.48 years    female: 76.29 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 2.97 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Venezuelan(s)    adjective: Venezuelan       Ethnic divisions: mestizo 67%, white 21%, black 10%, Amerindian 2%       Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%       Languages: Spanish (official), native dialects spoken by about 200,000    Amerindians in the remote interior       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990)    total population: 90%    male: 91%    female: 89%       Labor force: 7.6 million    by occupation: services 63%, industry 25%, agriculture 12% (1993)       Venezuela:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Republic of Venezuela    conventional short form: Venezuela    local long form: Republica de Venezuela    local short form: Venezuela       Digraph: VE       Type: republic       Capital: Caracas       Administrative divisions: 21 states (estados, singular - estado), 1    territory* (territorio), 1 federal district** (distrito federal), and    1 federal dependency*** (dependencia federal); Amazonas*, Anzoategui,    Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro,    Dependencias Federales***, Distrito Federal**, Falcon, Guarico, Lara,    Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira,    Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia    note: the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled    island groups with a total of 72 individual islands       Independence: 5 July 1811 (from Spain)       National holiday: Independence Day, 5 July (1811)       Constitution: 23 January 1961       Legal system: based on Napoleonic code; judicial review of legislative    acts in Cassation Court only; has not accepted compulsory ICJ    jurisdiction       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state and head of government: President Rafael CALDERA    Rodriguez (since 2 February 1994); election last held 5 December 1993    (next to be held NA December 1998); results - Rafael CALDERA (National    Convergence) 30.45%, Claudio FERMIN (AD) 23.59%, Oswaldo ALVAREZ PAZ    (COPEI) 22.72%, Andres VELASQUEZ (Causa R) 21.94%, other 1.3%    cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed by the president       Legislative branch: bicameral Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la    Republica)    Senate (Senado): elections last held 5 December 1993 (next to be held    NA December 1998); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (53    total) AD 18, COPEI 15, Causa R 9, MAS 5, National Convergence 6; note    - 3 former presidents (2 from AD, 1 from COPEI) hold lifetime senate    seats    Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados): elections last held 5    December 1993 (next to be held NA December 1998); results - AD 27.9%,    COPEI 26.9%, MAS 12.4%, National Convergence 12.9%, Causa R 19.9%;    seats - (203 total) AD 55, COPEI 53, MAS 24, National Convergence 26,    Causa R 40, other 5       Judicial branch: Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Suprema de Justicia)    Roberto YEPES, President       Political parties and leaders: National Convergence (Convergencia),    Jose Miguel UZCATEGUI, president, Juan Jose CALDERA, national    coordinator; Social Christian Party (COPEI), Luis HERRERA Campins,    president, and Donald RAMIREZ, secretary general; Democratic Action    (AD), Pedro PARIS Montesinos, president, and Luis ALFARO Ucero,    secretary general; Movement Toward Socialism (MAS), Gustavo MARQUEZ,    president, and Enrique OCHOA Antich, secretary general; Radical Cause    (La Causa R), Pablo MEDINA, secretary general       Other political or pressure groups: FEDECAMARAS, a conservative    business group; Venezuelan Confederation of Workers (CTV, labor    organization dominated by the Democratic Action); VECINOS groups       Member of: AG, BCIE, CARICOM (observer), CDB, CG, ECLAC, FAO, G-11,    G-15, G-19, G-24, G-77, GATT, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU,    ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM,    ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, MINURSO, NAM, OAS, ONUSAL, OPANAL, OPEC, PCA,    RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNMIH, UNPROFOR, UNU,    UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Pedro Luis ECHEVERRIA    chancery: 1099 30th Street NW, Washington, DC 20007    telephone: [1] (202) 342-2214    consulate(s) general: Boston, Chicago, Houston, Miami, New Orleans,    New York, San Francisco, and San Juan (Puerto Rico)       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador Jeffrey DAVIDOW    embassy: Avenida Francisco de Miranda and Avenida Principal de la    Floresta, Caracas    mailing address: P. O. Box 62291, Caracas 1060-A; APO AA 34037    telephone: [58] (2) 285-2222, 3111    FAX: [58] (2) 285-0366       Flag: three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), blue, and red with    the coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band and an arc of    seven white five-pointed stars centered in the blue band       Economy       Overview: Despite efforts to broaden the base of the economy,    petroleum continues to play a dominant role. In 1994, as GDP declined    3.3%, the oil sector - which accounts for 24% of the total - enjoyed a    6% expansion, provided 45% of the budget revenues, and generated 70%    of the export earnings. President CALDERA, who assumed office in    February 1994, has used an interventionist, reactive approach to    managing the economy, instituting price and foreign exchange controls    in mid-year to slow inflation and stop the loss of foreign exchange    reserves. The government claims it will remove these controls once    inflationary pressures abate, but the $8 billion bailout of the    banking sector in 1994 has made it difficult for the government to    make good on its promise. Economic controls, coupled with political    uncertainty driven by recurrent coup rumors, continue to deter foreign    and domestic investment; private forecasters see the recession    persisting for a third year in 1995.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $178.3 billion (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: -3.3% (1994 est.)       National product per capita: $8,670 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 71% (1994 est.)       Unemployment rate: 9% (1994 est.)       Budget:    revenues: $10.3 billion    expenditures: $14.6 billion, including capital expenditures of $103    million (1994 est.)       Exports: $15.2 billion (f.o.b., 1994 est.)    commodities: petroleum 72%, bauxite and aluminum, steel, chemicals,    agricultural products, basic manufactures    partners: US and Puerto Rico 55%, Japan, Netherlands, Italy       Imports: $7.6 billion (f.o.b., 1994 est.)    commodities: raw materials, machinery and equipment, transport    equipment, construction materials    partners: US 40%, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Canada       External debt: $40.1 billion (1994)       Industrial production: growth rate -1.4% (1993 est.); accounts for 41%    of GDP       Electricity:    capacity: 18,740,000 kW    production: 72 billion kWh    consumption per capita: 3,311 kWh (1993)       Industries: petroleum, iron-ore mining, construction materials, food    processing, textiles, steel, aluminum, motor vehicle assembly       Agriculture: accounts for 6% of GDP; products - corn, sorghum,    sugarcane, rice, bananas, vegetables, coffee, beef, pork, milk, eggs,    fish; not self-sufficient in food other than meat       Illicit drugs: illicit producer of cannabis, opium, and coca leaf for    the international drug trade on a small scale; however, large    quantities of cocaine and heroin transit the country from Colombia;    important money-laundering hub       Economic aid:    recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-86), $488 million;    Communist countries (1970-89), $10 million       Currency: 1 bolivar (Bs) = 100 centimos       Exchange rates: bolivares (Bs) per US$1 - 169.570 (January 1995),    148.503 (1994), 90.826 (1993), 68.38 (1992), 56.82 (1991), 46.90    (1990)       Fiscal year: calendar year       Venezuela:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 542 km (363 km single track; 179 km privately owned)    standard gauge: 542 km 1.435-m gauge       Highways:    total: 81,000 km    paved: 31,200 km    unpaved: gravel 24,800 km; earth and unimproved earth 25,000 km       Inland waterways: 7,100 km; Rio Orinoco and Lago de Maracaibo accept    oceangoing vessels       Pipelines: crude oil 6,370 km; petroleum products 480 km; natural gas    4,010 km       Ports: Amuay, Bajo Grande, El Tablazo, La Guaira, La Salina,    Maracaibo, Matanzas, Palua, Puerto Cabello, Puerto la Cruz, Puerto    Ordaz, Puerto Sucre, Punta Cardon       Merchant marine:    total: 39 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 686,811 GRT/1,110,829 DWT       ships by type: bulk 4, cargo 11, combination bulk 1, liquefied gas    tanker 2, oil tanker 15, passenger-cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 4,    short-sea passenger 1       Airports:    total: 431    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 4    with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 11    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 34    with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 65    with paved runways under 914 m: 191    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 12    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 114       Venezuela:Communications       Telephone system: 1,440,000 telephones; modern and expanding    local: NA    intercity: 3 domestic satellite earth stations    international: 3 submarine coaxial cables; 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean)    earth station       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 181, FM 0, shortwave 26    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 59    televisions: NA       Venezuela:Defense Forces       Branches: National Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales or FAN)    includes Ground Forces or Army (Fuerzas Terrestres or Ejercito), Naval    Forces (Fuerzas Navales or Armada), Air Force (Fuerzas Aereas or    Aviacion), Armed Forces of Cooperation or National Guard (Fuerzas    Armadas de Cooperation or Guardia Nacional)       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 5,491,524; males fit for    military service 3,981,190; males reach military age (18) annually    227,292 (1995 est.)       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $1.95 billion, 4% of    GDP (1991)