Why in the news?

• Venezuela’s president said he would deploy 4.5 million militia members in response to U.S. “threats”, after Washington raised the bounty to $50 million for his arrest and launched anti-drug operations in the Caribbean.

Venezuela

• Location: It is a country located in South American
• Capital: Caracas
• Bordering Countries: It shares land borders with Guyana, Brazil, and Colombia
• Bordering Waterbodies: Th northern borders of Venezuela opens into Caribbean Sea, part of the Atlantic Ocean
• Rivers: River Orinoco flows through Venezuela
• Grasslands: The tropical grasslands of Venezuela are known as the Llanos
• Waterfall: The world’s highest waterfall Angel Falls, is located in Venezuela