Travel Alert Status
Level 4: Do Not Travel
Time Difference
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Travel Climate
tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
Travel Currency
Venezuelan bolivar (VEB)
Language Spoken
Spanish (official) 98.2%, indigenous 1.3%, Portuguese 0.1%, other 0.4%
Languages
Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
Ethnic Groups
unspecified Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, Indigenous
National Holiday
Independence Day, 5 July (1811)
Geographic Coordinates
8 00 N, 66 00 W
Location
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana
Airports
127