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General Information

Location
Upper northeast corner of South America. Border north: The Caribbean Sea. East: Atlantic Ocean and the Republic of Guyana. South: Brazil. West: Colombia.

Dimensiones
Area: 916.445 km2 = 353.344 Mi2. Coast: 2.823 km.= 1.274 Mi.

Political División
Caracas’s Capital. 23 States. 1 Federal District. 72 island.

Biogeography
Caribbean Sea, Andes Mountains, Savannah, Amazonian-Orinoquia region, xerophitic, rain and cloudy forest.

Diving
Archipiélago Los Roques, Parque Nacional Mochima, Parque Nacional Morrocoy, Isla de Margarita.

Windsurf
Isla de Margarita, Isla de Coche

Golf
Caracas City: Junko Golf Club, Valle Arriba Golf Club, Lagunita Golf Club. Margarita Island: Hesperia Isla de Margarita Hotel. Puerto La Cruz: Mare-Mares Hotel

Horse Back Riding
Andean and Margarita Island

Language
Spanish is the official language. English is the mandatory second language in the school.

Religión
Roman Catholic is the official religion, but all major creeds are represented.

Currency Exchange
The monetary unit is the “Bolívar”. Symbol = Bs. Until august 2004 1.00 American dollar= Bs. 2150,00. The major credit cards and traveler checks are widely accepted.

Time Difference
London UK GTM and in general Central Europe: minus 5 hours. Japan: minus 11 hours. America: Pacific side: plus 1 hour. America Atlantic side: 0 hours.

Visa Entry
USA, Japanese Western Europe citizens only require a valid passport.

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