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Location and size
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Time zone
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Venezuela Time
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Time change from UTC*
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UTC-0430
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A resident is a...
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Venezuelan
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National currency
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Bolivar (VEB)
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Major national language(s)
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Spanish
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Population
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Population
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122000
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Country
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Venezuela
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State
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Falcon
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Type
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City
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Latitude
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11.69972
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Longitude
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-70.19917
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Latitude (DMS)
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11d 41m 59s
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Longitude (DMS)
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-70d -11m 57s
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Punto Fijo (Las Piedras) is the largest city in the Paraguana Peninsula, Falcon, Venezuela. Punto Fijo is located on the northern shores of the Venezuelan state of Falcon. The city is government seat of the municipality of Carrirubana, with a population well over
200,000. One of the world's largest oil refinery complexes, the Centro de Refinacion de Paraguana, is located there. 
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