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<title>
Venezuela: Government
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Venezuela
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Republic of Venezuela</l>
<l> conventional short form: Venezuela</l>
<l> local long form: Republica de Venezuela</l>
<l> local short form: Venezuela</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: VE
</p>
<p>Type: republic
</p>
<p>Capital: Caracas
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 21 states (estados, singular -
estado), 1 territory* ( territorio), 1 federal district**
(distrito federal), and 1 federal dependence*** (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
</p>
<p>note: the federal dependence consists of 11 federally
controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands
</p>
<p>Independence: 5 July 1811 (from Spain)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 23 January 1961
</p>
<p>Legal system: based on Napoleonic code; judicial review of
legislative acts in Cassation Court only; has not accepted
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
</p>
<p>National holiday: Independence Day, 5 July (1811)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: Social Christian Party (COPEI),
Hilarion CARDOZO, president, and Jose CURIEL, secretary general
(acting); Democratic Action (AD), Humberto CELLI, president, and
Luis ALFARO Ucero, secretary general; Movement Toward Socialism
(MAS), Argelia LAYA, president, and Freddy MUNOZ, secretary
general; The Radical Cause ( La Causa R), Pablo Medina, secretary
general
</p>
<p>Other political or pressure groups: FEDECAMARAS, a
conservative business group; Venezuelan Confederation of Workers
(labor organization dominated by the Democratic Action); VECINOS
groups
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> President: last held 4 December 1988 (next to be held 5
December 1993); results - Carlos Andres PEREZ (AD) 54.6%,
Eduardo FERNANDEZ (COPEI) 41.7%, other 3.7%; note - President
Carlos Andres PEREZ suspended pending trial on corruption
charges
</p>
<p> Senate: last held 4 December 1988 (next to be held 5
December 1993); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats -
(49 total) AD 23, COPEI 22, other 4; note - 3 former presidents
(1 from AD, 2 from COPEI) hold lifetime senate seats
</p>
<p> Chamber of Deputies: last held 4 December 1992 (next to be
held 5 December 1993); results - AD 43.7%, COPEI 31.4%, MAS
10.3%, other 14.6%; seats - (201 total) AD 97, COPEI 67, MAS 18,
other 19
</p>
<p>Executive branch: president, Council of Ministers (cabinet)
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: bicameral Congress of the Republic
(Congreso de la Republica) consists of an upper chamber or
Senate (Senado) and a lower chamber or Chamber of Deputies
(Camara de Diputados)
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Suprema de
Justicia)
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State and Head of Government: Interim President
Ramon Jose VELASQUEZ (since 5 June 1993); note - President
Carlos Andres PEREZ suspended pending trial on corruption
charges
</p>
<p>Member of: AG, CARICOM (observer), CDB, CG, ECLAC, FAO, G-3,
G-11, G-15, G-19, G-24, G-77, GATT, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC,
ICFTU, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM,
ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, LORCS, MINURSO, NAM, OAS, ONUSAL, OPANAL,
OPEC, PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM,
UNPROFOR, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Simon Alberto CONSALVI
Bottaro</l>
<l> chancery: 1099 30th Street NW, Washington, DC 20007</l>
<l> telephone: (202) 342-2214</l>
<l> consulates general: Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Houston,
Miami, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and
San Juan (Puerto Rico)</l>
</list>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Michael Martin SKOL</l>
<l> embassy: Avenida Francisco de Miranda and Avenida Principal
de la Floresta, Caracas</l>
<l> mailing address: P. O. Box 62291, Caracas 1060-A, or APO AA
34037</l>
<l> telephone: [58] (2) 285-2222</l>
<l> FAX: [58] (2) 285-0336</l>
<l> consulate: Maracaibo</l>
</list>
<p>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
</p></body></article></text>