Encyclopedia of South America from A to Z
Are there any billionaires in Venezuela? 2016 Billionaires NET WORTH Lorenzo Mendoza runs Venezuela’s largest food company, Empresas Polar, which was founded by his grandfather. How many billionaires are in Israel? According to TheMarker, Israel has 71 billionaires as of 2021, with one of the highest per-capita rates in the world, at 6.7 billionaires for …
South America has three important river basins: the Amazon, Orinoco, and Paraguay/Paraná. What are 5 rivers in South America? The four largest drainage systems—the Amazon, Río de la Plata (Paraguay, Paraná, and Uruguay rivers), Orinoco, and São Francisco—cover about two-thirds of the continent. By far the largest system is formed by the Amazon River, which …
What is in between North and South America? The Isthmus of Panama (Spanish: Istmo de Panamá), also historically known as the Isthmus of Darien (Istmo de Darién), is the narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, linking North and South America. Which country borders North America to the …
Since 2001, Bolivia’s leading legal agricultural export has been soybeans. Additionally, cotton, coffee, and sugarcane have been viable exports for Bolivia. For domestic consumption, corn, wheat, and potatoes are the crops of choice of Bolivian farmers. What products does Bolivia produce? In the last two decades Bolivia has become a major exporter of natural gas …