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║ C a r a c a s V e n e z u e l a ║
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║ Population: 1,958,977 ║
║ Metro. Area: ║
║ Altitude: 3,164 ║
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║ Founded: 1567 by Diego de Losado ║
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║ Caracas is the capital and chief city of Venezuela.║
║ It grew rapidly because of the country's booming ║
║ oil industry. Caracas lies within the Federal ║
║ District of Verezuela, six miles inland from the ║
║ port of La Guaira. ║
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║ The city is center of Venezuela's political and ║
║ cultural life. It is the birthplace of Simón ║
║ Bolívar and Francisco de Miranda. Caracas is also ║
║ an important trading city. Factories in the city ║
║ manufacture such diverse products as paper, tex- ║
║ tiles, tobacco, beer, leather, and cement. ║
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