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Amazonas State covers 176,899 km 2 and, in 2007, had a population of 142,200. Its density is 0.8 inhabitants per km 2. Amazonas has Venezuela's highest proportion of indigenous peoples of Venezuela; these make up only around 1.5% of the population nationwide, but the proportion is nearly 50% in Amazonas. [6]: 52
This is a list of governors of the Venezuelan Amazonas State: Until 1989, they were appointed by the president of Venezuela. Starting from that year they are elected in universal, direct and secret elections.
The Amazonas Federal Territory is the name by which the current Amazonas State of Venezuela was known until 1992. [2] History
MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) -The river port in the Amazon rainforest's largest city of Manaus on Friday hit its lowest level since 1902, as a drought drains waterways and snarls transport of grain ...
In the first 11 days of October, Amazonas state recorded over 2,700 fires. This is already the highest number for the month since official monitoring began in 1998.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a federation made up of twenty-three states (Spanish: estados), a Capital District (Spanish: Distrito Capital) and the Federal Dependencies (Spanish: Dependencias Federales), which consist of many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. [1]
The 2018 Amazonas ambush occurred on 4 November 2018 when three Venezuelan border guards were killed and ten were wounded in a suspected Colombian ELN guerrilla attack in the Venezuelan Amazonas state. The Venezuelan government accused the Colombian government of being unable to control its armed groups, while Colombian officials have stated ...
Duida–Marahuaca National Park is a protected area in Amazonas state, Venezuela. It has an area of 210,000 ha, [1] and includes the Duida–Marahuaca Massif. Cerro Duida. The national park was established in 1978. It has been included within the Alto Orinoco-Casiquiare Biosphere Reserve, [1] which was designated in 1993.