"T\u00E1chira State (Spanish: Estado T\u00E1chira, IPA: [es\u02C8ta\u00F0o \u02C8tat\u0283i\u027Ea]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Crist\u00F3bal.T\u00E1chira State covers a total surface area of 11,100 km\u00B2 (4,290 mi\u00B2) and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 1,177,300.At the end of the 19th century, T\u00E1chira state was the place where oil was discovered in Venezuela. It was exploited for many years. Currently, its main economic revenues come from the production of coffee and pineapple."@en . . .