Venezuela

About Venezuela

Venezuela is a country in South America, one of the 35 countries of the Americas on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. In Arabic, the name is written فنزويلا, and the capital كاراكاس. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Western hemispheres.

The capital of Venezuela is Caracas. Caracas lies at about 11° north and 67° west. The official language of Venezuela is Spanish. Its currency is the Venezuelan Bolívar, with the symbol ⁨Bs.S.⁩ and the international code VES.

Venezuela covers about 916,445 square kilometres, which puts it 32nd by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 3 countries: Brazil, Colombia, and Guyana. The largest of these neighbours by area is Brazil. Other countries in South America include Argentina, Peru, and Bolivia. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flags of Colombia and Ecuador, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Americas quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Venezuela with the other countries of the same region.