 Venezuela
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela / Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela
Venezuela is in Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana.
Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran
Colombia in 1830 (the others being Ecuador and New Granada, which became
Colombia).
For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally
benevolent military strongmen, who promoted the oil industry and allowed for
some social reforms.
Democratically elected governments have held sway since 1959.
The capital of Venezuela is Caracas
The Administrative divisions of Venezuela: 23 states (estados, singular - estado),
1 capital district* (distrito capital), and 1 federal dependency** (dependencia
federal); Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo,
Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Dependencias Federales**, Distrito Federal*, Falcon,
Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre,
Tachira, Trujillo, Vargas, Yaracuy, Zulia
note: the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled island groups
with a total of 72 individual islands
Current Time -
Venezuela
Venezuela= GMT-4:30
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What time zone is
Venezuela
in?
Since 9 December 2007
Venezuela Standard Time is
4:30 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time
(GMT-4:30).
Does
Venezuela
observe Daylight Saving Time?
Venezuela does not operate Daylight-Saving Time
What is the International Telephone Dialling Code for
Venezuela?
The International
Dialling Code for
Venezuela is
58.
Venezuela
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