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Country Name

Venezuela

Country Code

VE VEN

Country Calling Code

+58

Country Profile

A virtual guide to Venezuela, officially, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, a country in northern South America that borders the Caribbean Sea in north and the North Atlantic Ocean in east. Neighboring countries are Colombia in west and south west, Brazil in south and Guyana in east. The country shares also overlapping maritime borders with Barbados, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Puerto Rico.

Capital Name

Caracas

Languages

Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects

Country Currency

Bolivar (VEB)

Time Zone

Local Time = UTC -4:30 h

Driving (Left/Right)

drives on the right

Population

2.89 crores (2018)

Country Area

912,050 km² (352,143 sq. mi.)

Place to Visit

Angel Falls, Venezuela Mérida, Venezuela Santa Ana de Coro Los Roques, Venezuela Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela Parque Nacional Henri Pittier Playa El Agua, Isla de Margarita, Venezuela Mount Roraima, Venezuela Maracaibo, Venezuela Barquisimeto, Venezuela Los Llanos Region, Venezuela Gran Sabana, Venezuela Choroni, Venezuela Medanos de Coro Desert, Venezuela Andes, Venezuela

News

El Mundo Business newspaper based in Caracas. El Nacional Venezuelan Newspaper and one of the most widely read and circulated daily. El Universal Venezuelan news and infos, a major national newspaper. Ultimas Noticias Caracas based newspaper. Venevision Entertainment magazine Venevision. Opinion How Does Populism Turn Authoritarian? Venezuela Is a Case in Point New York Times article about democracy’s implosion in the country.

Art Culture

Biblioteca Nacional de Venezuela - BNV The National Library of Venezuela (in Spanish). Galería de Arte Nacional Museum for Venezuelan Art. Instituto de las Artes de la Imagen y el Espacio Arts organization in Caracas. Sofía Imber Contemporary Art Museum of Caracas Caracas contemporary art museum. After a painting by Matisse was recovered in Florida in 2012, the museum is under investigation, and its website gone silent.

Economy Business

Banco Central de Venezuela The Central Bank of Venezuela. Bolsa de Valores de Caracas Caracas Stock Exchange. Camara de Comercio de Caracas Dreccion Ejecutiva Chamber of Commerce Caracas. Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. - PDVSA Venezuela's state oil company.

Transport

Venezolana Low-cost airline based in Maracaibo. Avensa Aerovias Venezolanas, S.A . went into bankruptcy due to poor management in 2002. Viasa Venezuela's flag carrier between 1960 and 1997, ceased operations in January 1997.

Tourism

Discover Venezuela, a country with diverse natural attractions: the Andes and the Amazonas, Angel Falls, Morrocoy National Park (protected peninsula and marine park), Mochima National Park (montane forests and marine area), Playa El Yaque (windsurfing and kitesurfing), Pico Bolívar 4,978 m (highest mountain in Venezuela), National Pantheon of Venezuela (final resting place for national heroes), Playa El Agua (most famous beach on Margarita Island), Venezuelan Coastal Range (mountain range), Canaima National Park (waterfalls, Canaima Lagoon, Devil's Canyon)

Education

Universidad Central de Venezuela Highest ranking public university of Venezuela, located in Caracas (in Spanish). Universidad de Los Andes As a study center founded in 1785, 1810 transformed into a university, the second-oldest university in Venezuela has its main campus in the city of Mérida. Universidad Nueva Esparta Private university in Caracas, founded in 1954. Universidad Simón Bolívar Scientific and technological public university, founded in 1968 (Spanish).

Visa Process

NOTES FOR VENEZUELA VISAS: Maximum Stay: 90 days Please double check requirements and fees via the Venezuela Embassy website BUSINESS ONLY: One completed Venezuela visa application 2 passport type photo Physical passport with 6 months validity beyond trip completion and one blank visa page Non-USA passport holders must provide a copy of green card or US Visa and I-94 One copy of flight itinerary One letter of invitation from host company in Venezuela Certificate of incorporation from the business in the USA Company business letter

Additional Information

Climate: Varies from tropical to temperate, depending on elevation. Type: Federal Republic. Independence: 5 July 1811. Constitution: 30 December 1999. Natural resources: Petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds. Agriculture products: Corn, sorghum, sugarcane, rice, bananas, vegetables, coffee; beef, pork, milk, eggs; fish. Industries: Petroleum, iron ore mining, construction materials, food processing, textiles, steel, aluminum, motor vehicle assembly. Exports - commodities: petroleum and petroleum products, bauxite and aluminum, minerals, chemicals, agricultural products Imports - commodities: agricultural products, livestock, raw materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, construction materials, medical equipment, petroleum products, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, iron and steel products

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