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die Selbstversorgung (no pl.)
   self-sufficiency, self-reliance; (Br) self-catering

Doch von Selbstversorgung ist Venezuela weit entfernt. Das zeigen nicht nur die leeren Regale von PDVAL, auch in der staatlichen Mercal-Supermarktkette sieht es kaum besser aus.
However, Venezuela is not even close to self-sufficiency. Not only do the empty PDVAL shelves show that, it hardly looks any better in the state-owned Mercal supermarket chain either.

Related Words:
Selbstversorger(in) sein to be self-sufficient/self-reliant

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