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