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C. Caracas is the capital and largest city in Venezuela, which is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America. As the nation’s economy has collapsed, many Venezuelans have grown desperate to feed their families.
B. Supreme Court judges appointed by President Maduro voted to strip the legislature of power and allow the court to write the nation’s laws. The court later reversed part of the ruling in the face of the mass demonstrations and international criticism that the nation was edging toward dictatorship.
A. The nation has world's largest proven oil reserves. But the Venezuelan economy has plunged along with oil prices and because of poor economic planning under the socialist government created by the late President Hugo Chavez and continued under his successor, Maduro.
D. Despite increasingly strained relations under both Chavez and Maduro, the United States is still Venezuela’s largest customer and supplier. Last week, General Motors said it was leaving Venezuela after its plant was seized by the government. The hyperinflation has made it impossible for GM to build cars in the country for several years.