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Venezuela is located at the northernmost point of South America and is bordered by Brazil and Colombia (south), the Caribbean Sea (north), Colombia (west) and Guyana and the Atlantic Ocean (east).
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| LANGUAGES |
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Spanish is spoken in Venezuela, together with some native languages in the interior.
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| CAPITAL |
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Caracas
Most important cities: Maracaibo, Valencia, Puerto Ordaz, Barquisimeto, Barcelona, Mérida and Porlamar.
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Venezuela is an invitation to experience the force, variety, spectacular nature and harmony of its various regions and also an invitation to experience the warmth and friendliness of the Venezuelan people within the generous framework of that land.
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OFFICIAL NAME |
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Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
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POPULATION AND AREA |
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Venezuela is estimated to have a population of
25 million 554 thousand inhabitants who occupy an area of 916 445km2.
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FORM OF GOVERNMENT |
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Participatory democracy
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RELIGION |
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Most Venezuelans are Roman Catholic, but there is freedom of worship.
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TIME |
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Greenwich Mean Time minus 4 hours (GMT-4 hours)
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CURRENCY |
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The official monetary unit is the bolivar.
There are coins of 500, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, 1, 0.5 and 0.25 bolivars and bills of
50.000, 20.000, 10.000, 5.000, 2.000, 1.000,
500, 100.
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Bs.
2.150,00 x $ 1.
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-Credit cards and travelers’ checks: |
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Tourist establishments and the most important stores accept traveler’s checks.
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AIRPORT TAX |
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Venezuelans and foreigners entering the country are charged an airport tax of
$ 25,72 United States dollars.
An airport tax of $ 38,59 United States dollars is charged to both Venezuelans and foreigners leaving the country.
Diplomats are exempt from that tax.
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