Google Venezuela

The URL to access Google Venezuela is Google.co.ve not google.com.ve. This homepage is about the 200^th highest ranked web-site in Alexa's Traffic Rank table. In Venezuala it is number 1, in front of Facebook and google.com. It presents search results focusing on Venezuela, and internationally, in both Spanish and English.

Most of the search queries are for search phrases other than those to access Google products and functions, so the bounce rate is high. Research is the main function.

(Data from Alexa as of 2012/02/05)

Google Venezuela arrived on the internet scene on June 1^st 2003, when it looked as below (Note: it was in English to start with):

The nearest offices to Venezuela are in Brazil:

Google Sao Paulo
Google Brasil Internet Limitada
Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima
nº 3900 5th floor, Itaim
Sao Paulo, 04538-132
Brazil

No Google job vacancies for Venezuela were found.

Venezuela is a Republic which forms the northernmost coast of South America, along the Caribbean Sea. It is bounded to the west by Colombia and to the southeast and south by Guyana and Brazil. Most of the Spanish-speaking population live in the towns and cities along the coast.

In the north-west a spur of the Andes mountain range runs south-west to north-east. The River Orinoco divides the country: north of the river are the undulating plains of the Llanos; south are the Guiana Highlands.

The climate ranges from warm temperate to tropical: temperatures varying little throughout the year; rainfall varies little, and is plentiful.

In the Llanos area are cattle farms: herds being moved across the plains. Consequently, Venezuela is almost self-sufficient in meat. Sugar cane and coffee are grown for export.

Petroleum and gas, mainly from the Lake Maracaibo region, account for the majority of export earnings.

Capital of Venezuela is Caracas.

Currency of Venezuela is the Bolivar.

Of the approximate 27 million inhabitants of Venezuela around 21.5 million speak Spanish. There are significant population of immigrants that speak the following languages (you can use Google Venezuela in these languages by utilising the URL shown next to each, where appropriate) :

• Chinese (~400k) http://www.google.co.ve/webhp?hl=zh-CN
• Portuguese (~254k) http://www.google.co.ve/webhp?hl=pt
• Arabic (~110k) http://www.google.co.ve/webhp?hl=ar
• English (~20k) http://www.google.co.ve/webhp?hl=en

There are also a number of Amerindian languages spoken (many with few speakers). Those languages with more than 2,000 speakers are:

• Wayuu (~170k)
• Warao (~28k)
• Yanomamö (~15.7k)
• Piaroa (~12k)
• Guahibo (~11k)
• Yukpa (~6k)
• Pumé (~5.8k)
• Maquiritani (~5.5k)
• Pemon (~5k)
• Sanumá (~4.6k)
• Carib (~4k)
• E’ñapa Woromaipu (~3.5k)
• Curripaco (~3k)
• Mandahuaca (~3k)
• Maco (~2.5k)
• Bari (~2k)
• Nhengatu (~2k)