Following are key facts about the oil and mining sectors of Venezuela, whose President Nicolas Maduro was captured by U.S. forces on Saturday.

Venezuela has historically been on the radar of soda giants PepsiCo (PEP) and Coca-Cola (KO) because the nation combined oil-driven income, a large urban consumer base, and very high soft-drink consumption compared to other South American and Central American countries.

An image circulated over media the weekend of Jan. 3 and 4 was meant to convey dominance: Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, blindfolded and handcuffed aboard a U.S. naval vessel. Shortly after the operation that seized Maduro and his wife,

The applause surrounding Caracas should be restrained, not amplified. Strategic maturity lies not in celebrating capability, but in understanding its limits

An insurgency that ties the United States down in Venezuela would delight Beijing and Russia. Drug cartels that have been able to make the Mexican state back down through their violence might be tempted to try their luck with Trump by staging drone attacks on sporting events or clogged highways in the United States,

The comment was made during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, which Venezuela called over the U.S.' recent seizures of Venezuelan oil tankers.

OK, thank you very much. This is big stuff. And we appreciate you being here. Late last night. And early today. At my direction, the United States armed forces. Conducted an extraordinary military operation in the capital of Venezuela. Overwhelming ...

Nicolas Maduro's assassination attempt, the hyperinflation crisis, to Venezuela's drug problem — Here are 10 lesser-known facts about the country and its administration as US President Donald Trump announces the capture of the President.