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INFORMATION
Visas: To enter Venezuela, a passport valid for six months on arrival is
required. Visas for Venezuela are not required by US, UK, Canadian
Australian of EU nationals with the exception of Latvia and Cyprus.
Venezuela
Safety: The 1,000-mile (1,609km) long border between Venezuela and
Colombia is notorious for the risk of violence, kidnapping, smuggling and
drug trafficking.Visitors should give the border region a wide berth.
Language: Spanish is the official language of Venezuela.
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Electricity: 110/220 volts, 60Hz. US two-pin plugs are general..
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Geography: Venezuela has a territory of about 916,445 square kilometers
with an estimated population of 29,105,632. There are four distinctive regions in
Venezuela.The Venezuelan Highlands in the west of the country. Here is the
highest point of Venezuela, Pico Bolívar, at 4,979 metres (16,335 ft).The
Maracaibo Lowlands, occupying the northwest part.The central plain of Los
Llanos around the Orinoco River and the Guyana region, south of the Orinoco
River, including Amazon rain forest and the Guyana Highlands, home to the
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