Venezuela Quick Facts Humphrey Fellow Geohanna Noel Matheus Capital Caracas President Nicolas Maduro Population 30.4 million Country Size slightly more than twice the size of California Major Religion Roman Catholic Population Below Poverty Line ($1.25/day) 32.1% Life Expectancy at Birth 74.5 years Education Adult literacy rate: 95.2 % Compulsory schooling: age 5 - 14 Academic year: September-June Venezuela is home to the world’s largest uninterrupted waterfall – Angel Falls. It is 3,212 feet tall and 15 times taller than Niagara Falls on the Canadian/US border. Ms. Noel Matheus comes from the town of Merida where she is a professor at the University of Los Andes and directs their Psychology Research Center. Interested in improving doctor-patient relationships via medical school education, she plans on studying psychological intervention programs and organizational design during her Humphrey year in order to create an education healthcare ethics program upon her return. Official Language: Spanish Hello: Hola Good-bye: Adios Please: Por favor Thank you: Gracias
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Venezuela
Quick Facts
Humphrey Fellow Geohanna Noel
Matheus Capital Caracas
President Nicolas Maduro
Population 30.4 million
Country Size slightly more than twice the size of
California Major Religion Roman Catholic
Population Below Poverty Line ($1.25/day) 32.1%
Life Expectancy at Birth
74.5 years
Education
Adult literacy rate: 95.2 % Compulsory schooling: age 5 - 14 Academic year: September-June
Venezuela is home to the world’s largest uninterrupted waterfall – Angel Falls. It is 3,212 feet tall and 15 times taller than Niagara Falls on the Canadian/US border.
Ms. Noel Matheus comes from the town of Merida where she is a professor at the University of Los Andes and directs their Psychology Research Center. Interested in improving doctor-patient relationships via medical school education, she plans on studying psychological intervention programs and organizational design during her Humphrey year in order to create an education healthcare ethics program upon her return.
Official Language: Spanish Hello: Hola
Good-bye: Adios Please: Por favor
Thank you: Gracias
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