Venezuela: what to know before visiting the country

The profile of Venezuela

• Country: Venezuela
• Area 916 445 km²
• Capital: Cracas
• Population: 23 054 210 inhabitants
• Language: Spanish
• Religion: Catholics 96% Protestants 2%, animists 2%
• State law: Federal Republic
• Major cities: Petare, Turmero, Ciudad Guayana, Acarigua

Useful information about Venezuela

• Currency: Bolivar
• Country code: +58 (007 from Kenya and Uganda)
• International license plate:  YV
• Driving lane: dx
• Entry documents: Passport
• Vaccination required: vaccination against yellow fever (mandatory) and antimalarial prophylaxis recommended in some areas of the country.
• Electric current: 110 V
• Unit of measure: metric decimal
• Time Zones: - 4
• Fixed date holidays: July 5 Signing of the Act of Independence, July 24 Army Day, October 12 Race Day, April 19 Declaration of Independence.
• Climate: the climate is uniformly warm-humid. Latitude is of little importance but altitude drastically changes the climate, especially the temperature, thus resulting in different values.
• Average temperatures: 20,6°C (18,5°C in winter, 21°C in summer)
• Transportation: the bus is the main means of transport as there is no railway. The Avensa airline connects 24 cities within the country.
• Airports: Caracas, Maracaibo, Barcelona, ​​Porlamar

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