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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 166 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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BOLIVAR , an inland See also:

state of See also:

VENEZUELA

Venezuela, lying S. of the See also:

ORINOCO

Orinoco and See also:

APURE

Apure, with the Yuruari territory on the E., the Caroni See also:

RIVER

river forming the boundary, and the See also:

AMAZONAS

Amazonas territory and See also:

Brazil on the S. Frequent See also:

POLITICAL

political changes in Venezuela have led to various modifications in the See also:

SIZE

size and outlines of this state, which comprises large areas of uninhabited territory. It is a See also:

COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country of extensive plains (lianas) covered in the See also:

RAINY, ROBERT (1826-1906)

rainy See also:

SEASON (0. Fr. seson, seison, mod. saison, Lat. satio, sowing time, the spring, from serere, to sow; in Late Lat. the word is found with its present meaning, the spring being considered as particularly the season of the year)

season with nutritious grass which disappears completely in the dry season, and of See also:

GREAT

great forests and numerous See also:

rivers. Its See also:

POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population was given in 1894 as 135,232, but its See also:

AREA

area has been largely reduced since then. The See also:

capital is See also:

CIUDAD

Ciudad Bolivar, formerly called Angostura, which is situated on the right See also:

BANK

bank of the Orinoco about 240 M. above its mouth; pop. 11,686. Vessels of See also:

LIGHT

light See also:

DRAUGHT (from the common Teutonic word " to draw "; cf. Ger. 7'racht, load; the pronunciation led to the variant form " draft," now confined to certain specific meanings)

draught easily ascend the Orinoco to this point, and a considerable See also:

trade is carried on, the exports being See also:

COCOA

cocoa, See also:

SUGAR

sugar, See also:

cotton, hides, jerked See also:

BEEF (through O. Fr. boef, mod. boeuf, from Lat. bos, bovis, ox, Gr. f3oiir, which show the ultimate connexion with the Sanskrit go, gaits, ox, and thus with " cow")

beef and various See also:

FOREST

forest products.

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