What is the capital city of Venezuela?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Caracas
- Step 1: Caracas (formally Santiago de León de Caracas) was founded in 1567 in a mountain valley near the Caribbean coast.
- Step 2: It was the birthplace of South American liberator Simón Bolívar.
Answer
Caracas
Why not the others: 'Maracaibo' is Venezuela's second-largest city and the center of its petroleum industry around Lake Maracaibo; 'Valencia' is a major manufacturing and industrial center; 'Barquisimeto' is a commercial hub in Lara state.
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