1. For VENEZUELA, give the following information:

1. capital
2. location/the countries that share its borders
3. the religious breakdown of the population
4. the type of government
5. the chief of state (and head of government if different) If monarch or dictator, since what date has he/she ruled? – include name of heir apparent for monarch
6. the population
7. the land size of Venezuela (compared to a U.S. state)

Find the answers at the CIA World FactBook website. For each country, answers can be found under the “Geography” “People” and “Government” headings.

NOTE: Before answering the questions below, read the info under “Background.”

2. For VENEZUELA:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) Venezuela’s socialist authoritarian regime has no money to pay for citizens’ government-run medical system. But what is the real reason Venezuelans are dying?