Venezuela

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Venezuela (VE, VEN) is a country in South America, with Caracas as its capital. The currency is the Venezuelan Bolívar (VES, VES). The international dialling code is +58 and the trunk prefix is 0; mobile numbers are written like 0412-1234567. The time zone is America/Caracas. Official language: Spanish.

CurrencyVESVES
Dial code+58e.g. 0412-1234567
Time zoneCaracasUTC−04:00
LanguageSpanish
CapitalCaracas
Population31.3M916.4K km²

Overview

Official name
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Native name
Venezuela
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
VE
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
VEN
ISO 3166-1 numeric
862
IOC code
VEN
Demonym
Venezuelan
Capital
Caracas
Region
Americas › South America
Status
Independent, UN member
Groups
  • South America
  • United Nations
Internet domain
.ve
Coordinates
8, -66
Area
916,445 km²
Population
31,250,300
GDP
$269.1B ($8.6K per person)
Literacy
95.5%
Landlocked
No

Currency

Venezuelan Bolívar VES

Symbol
VES
Minor units
2 decimals
Example
Bs.S 1.234,50

Former currencies: VEFVEB

Languages

LanguageStatusShare of populationWriting
Spanish esOfficial82% (25.6M)
Nheengatu yrl0.0064% (2K)

Time zones

Time zoneLocal timeStandardDaylight savingName
America/CaracasUTC−04:00noneVenezuela Time

Phone numbers

Calling code
+58
Dial-out prefix
00
Trunk prefix
0
National number length
10 digits
Emergency number
112 pattern 1(?:12|71)|911

Number types

TypeNational formatInternational formatLayoutDigits
Fixed line0212-1234567+58 212 1234567XXXX-XXXXXXX10
Mobile0412-1234567+58 412 1234567XXXX-XXXXXXX10
Toll free0800-1234567+58 800 1234567XXXX-XXXXXXX10
Premium rate0900-1234567+58 900 1234567XXXX-XXXXXXX10
Universal access0501-0123456+58 501 0123456XXXX-XXXXXXX10
Show the 1 formatting rules
Digits patternLeading digitsFormatInternational
(\d{3})(\d{7})[24-689]$1-$2$1-$2

Address and postal code

Address layout

{Name}
{Organization}
{Street address}
{City} {Postal code}, {State/province}
Required fields
Street address, City, State/province
Uppercase fields
City, State/province
Region label
state
Predefined regions
25

Postal code

Pattern
\d{4}
Examples
1010 · 3001 · 8011 · 1020

Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week
Sunday
Weekend
Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year
Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle
12-hour (1–12), also H, hB, hb
Calendars
gregorian
Measurement system
Metric
Temperature
Celsius
Paper size
US-Letter

Number and date formats

As written by the Spanish (Venezuela) locale (es-VE), amounts in VES.

Number
1.234.567,891
Percent
45,7%
Currency (VES)
Bs.S 1.234.567,89
Accounting
Bs.S-1.234.567,89
Currency, name
1.234.567,89 bolívares soberanos
Compact short
1,2 M
Compact long
1,2 millones
Scientific
1,235E6
Speed
88 kilómetros por hora
Temperature
21,5 °C
Date, full
viernes, 27 de marzo de 2026
Date, long
27 de marzo de 2026
Date, medium
27 mar. 2026
Date, short
27/3/26
Time, medium
3:04:05 p. m.
Time, short
3:04 p. m.
Date and time
27 mar. 2026, 3:04 p. m.
Month and year
marzo de 2026
Weekday
viernes
Relative time
ayer · dentro de 3 días · hace 2 horas
List: and
A, B y C
List: or
A, B o C

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