Tchira (State) (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Estado Tchira is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. The state capital is San Cristbal. Tchira State covers a total surface area of 11,100 km (4,290 mi) and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 1,177,300. At the end of the 19th century, Tchira state was the place were oil was discovered in Venezuela. It was exploited for many years. Currently, its main economic revenues come from the production of coffee and pineapple. The cattle and agricultural activities play an important role in Tchira's economy. There is also a strong industrial sector which focuses on the processing of potato, sugar, milk, and cheese and the production of textiles.