They felt that
the nation needed to find new sources of overseas markets to maintain the
strength of their economy. Due to a cycle of over-production and under-consumption
led to a large surplus that affected their economy so they eyed potential
markets overseas where they can sell their products and find more business opportunities.
Its top imports are Refined Petroleum ($1.97B), Corn ($377M), Wheat ($248M), Ethers ($168M) and Rice ($164M). The top export destinations of Venezuela are the United States ($11.6B), China ($6.42B), India ($5.25B), Singapore ($1.25B) and Spain ($390M).
Islam spread to most of the Iberian Peninsula, and as far India in the east.