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Venezuela

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VENEZUELA
(pronounced - veh-nuh-zwei-luh | ˌvɛnɪˈzweɪlə)
OFFICIAL NAME: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
DEMONYMS: Venezuelan, American, New Worlder
Venezuela is part of the South America region in the continent of the Americas. Venezuela is believed to have been named after the city of Venice and means little Venice. It is in the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, near the equator and is 912.1 thousand square kilometres in size. The primary language spoken is Spanish, the capital city is Caracas, and the main currency used is the Venezuelan bolívar.
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Metrics

| KEY STATISTICS

RED
2024 SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT


LGBTQIA+ Equality - Medium-High
Medium-High
LGBTQIA+ EQUALITY STATUS

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RED
2024 LGBTQIA+ SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT


REFUGEE CONVENTIONS & POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT

Key information relating to

Refugees and Migrants

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LGBTQIA+ Refugee Statistics

The estimated refugee statistical information is adapted based on the refugee data finder service for the current year and by applying the formula used by the Gayther Population Index

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REFUGEES

774
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ASYLUM

42
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TOTAL DISPLACED

816
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INTERNALLY DISPLACED

0
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STATELESS

0
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RANK

68
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  USEFUL PHRASES | CRIME

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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CRIME
crimen (spanish)
ABUSE
abuso (spanish)
AFRAID
asustado (spanish)
ASSISTANCE
asistencia (spanish)
ASYLUM
asilo (spanish)
DEATH
muerte (spanish)
DETENTION
detención (spanish)
DISPLACE
desplazar (spanish)
KIDNAPPING
secuestro (spanish)
PERSECUTION
persecucion (spanish)
RAPE
violación (spanish)
SCARED
asustado (spanish)
WAR
guerra (spanish)
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NOTIFICATIONS

LAST UPDATED:  June 18, 2024

Important communication information about the

Country

×  HIGH RISK  | LGBTQIA+ warning. The country likely has serious issues, and refugees and migrants from the community would likely face discrimination and, in some extreme cases, persecution....read more

Latest

| STATUS

  • LGBTQIA+ RELATED | The country typically scores medium-high or medium-low within the Gayther Equality Index. The score means that the government and society are potentially transitioning regarding acceptance. Though the country may have some progressive laws in place in certain areas, they still need to make progress in the overall rights and protection for the wider local LGBTQIA+ community...more
  • CURRENT STATE | Due to neighbouring conflicts or political instability, parts or all of the country may be dangerous to visit or travel through
  • This country is categorised as being an authoritarian regime, where power is centralised and held by a specific group of individuals within the population and where there are suppressed or no political challengers...more
  • GENEVA REFUGEE STATUS | This country signed up to the refugee convention only, which outlines the agreed criteria, status and rights of refugees...more
  • LGBTQIA+ ASYLUM APPLICATIONS | Given this country's position on the LGBTQIA+ community, it is unlikely that they will accept asylum applications (membership of a particular social group) based on being persecuted for identifying with a specific sexuality or gender identity.
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Government

| INFORMATION

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VENEZUELA
GOVERNMENT
asamblea nacional
A government is comprised of a group of people within a given country with authority to govern a country or state. Governments are typically made up of heads of state (presidents, prime ministers or chief), departments and ministries which represent specific functions and provide services for all those citizens living within the country
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VENEZUELA
MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION OR THE INTERIOR
servicio administrativo de identificación migración y extranjería | saime
The immigration office or ministry is typically a department or organisation within a government that focuses on all things relating to immigration and residency. The department will often manage visa and residency applications, issuing of passports and national ids and all of the relevant rights for living within a given country
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HEALTHCARE RELATED

Key information relating to

Healthcare Services

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UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE COVERAGE

Yes

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HEALTHCARE CATEGORY

National Health Insurance (NHI)

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HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY

IVSS

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HEALTHCARE NAME

unstituto venezolano de los seguros sociales | ivss

Geography

Learn more about the country and its

Physical Location

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CAPITAL

Caracas

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REGION

South America

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CONTINENT

Americas

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HEMISPHERE

Tropics

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AREA

912050

(square kilometers)

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SURROUNDING OCEAN(S)

Atlantic Ocean

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EMERGENCY CONTACTS

The important telephone numbers relating to the

Emergency Services

Spanish
Official Language(s) spoken in Venezuela
The emergency service numbers within Venezuela to call during an emergency
  • AMBULANCE - when someone is seriously ill or injured, and their life is at risk (emergency medical services and technical rescue)
  • POLICE - when you feel in danger, are in dangerous situations or have witnessed a crime (law enforcement, criminal investigation, and maintenance of public order)
  • FIRE RESCUE - when a fire occurs or where a person needs rescue (fire suppression, technical rescue, and hazardous materials mitigation)


Ambulance
AMBULANCE
ambulancia (spanish)

dial
911 / 171

Call Ambulance Service Now

Police
POLICE
policía (spanish)

dial
911 / 171

Call Police Now

Fire
FIRE
fuego (spanish)

dial
911 / 171

Call Fire Service Now


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DISTANCE TO SAFE COUNTRIES

The distance to the top five

Safe Countries

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  USEFUL PHRASES | PROCESSING

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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PROCESSING
tratamiento (spanish)
APPLICANT
solicitante (spanish)
APPLICATION FORM
formulario de aplicación (spanish)
ASYLUM SEEKER
solicitante de asilo (spanish)
CITIZENSHIP
ciudadanía (spanish)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
país de origen (spanish)
DATE OF BIRTH
fecha de nacimiento (spanish)
DISPLACEMENT
desplazamiento (spanish)
GENDER
género (spanish)
MIGRANT
inmigrante (spanish)
NAME
nombre (spanish)
NATIONALITY
nacionalidad (spanish)
PROOF
prueba (spanish)
REFUGEE
refugiado (spanish)
RELIGION
religión (spanish)
RETURN
regreso (spanish)
SEXUALITY
sexualidad (spanish)
STATUS
estado (spanish)
TRANSIT
tránsito (spanish)
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LGBTQIA+ RELATED

Key metrics relating to how the Country treats the

LGBTQIA+ Community

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LGBTQIA+ Terms

learn the literal translations of key LGBTQIA+ terms in the local languages/dialects
Lesbian Flag
Lesbian
lesbiana (spanish)
Gay Flag
Gay
gay (spanish)
Bisexual Flag
Bisexual
bisexual (spanish)
Transgender Flag
Transgender
transgénero (spanish)
Intersex Flag
Intersex
intersexual (spanish)
Asexual Flag
Asexual
asexual (spanish)
Questioning Flag
Questioning
cuestionando (spanish)
Community Flag
Community
comunidad (spanish)
Gender Flag
Gender
relacionado con el género (spanish)
Sexuality Flag
Sexuality
relacionado con la sexualidad (spanish)
Non-Bingary Flag
Non-Binary
no binario (spanish)
Queer Flag
Queer
queer (spanish)
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COUNTRY NAME

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Many Languages

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A  
Afghanistan Flag
- (dari) | وینزویلا (pashto)
Albania Flag
venezuela (albanian)
Algeria Flag
فنزويلا [finizwilla] (arabic) | venezuela (french)
American Samoa Flag
venezuela (samoan)
Andorra Flag
veneçuela (catalan)
Angola Flag
venezuela (portuguese)
Anguilla Flag
venezuela (english)
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
venezuela (english)
Argentina Flag
venezuela (spanish)
Armenia Flag
վենեսուելան (armenian)
Australia Flag
venezuela (english)
Austria Flag
venezuela (german)
Azerbaijan Flag
venesuela (azerbaijani)


B  
Bahamas, The Flag
venezuela (english)
Bahrain Flag
فنزويلا [finizwilla] (arabic)
Bangladesh Flag
ভেনেজুয়েলা (bengali)
Barbados Flag
venezuela (english)
Belarus Flag
венесуэла (belarusian) | венесуэла [venesuela] (russian)
Belgium Flag
venezuela (dutch) | venezuela (french) | venezuela (german)
Belize Flag
venezuela (english) | venezuela (spanish)
Benin Flag
venezuela (french)
Bermuda Flag
venezuela (english)
Bhutan Flag
- (dzongkha)
Bolivia Flag
venezuela (spanish) | - (aymara) | - (quechua)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
venecuela (bosnian) | venecuela (croatian) | венецуела [venecuela] (serbian)
Botswana Flag
venezuela (english) | - (tswana)
Brazil Flag
venezuela (portuguese)
British Virgin Islands Flag
venezuela (english)
Brunei Darussalam Flag
venezuela (malay) | venezuela (english)
Bulgaria Flag
венецуела (bulgarian)
Burkina Faso Flag
venezuela (french)
Burundi Flag
venezuela (french) | - (kirundi)


C  
Cambodia Flag
វេណេហ្ស៊ុយអេឡា (khmer)
Cameroon Flag
venezuela (english) | venezuela (french)
Canada Flag
venezuela (english) | venezuela (french)
Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) Flag
venezuela (portuguese)
Caribbean Netherlands Flag
venezuela (dutch) | venezuela (english) | - (papiamentu)
Cayman Islands Flag
venezuela (english)
Central African Republic Flag
- (sango) | venezuela (french)
Chad Flag
فنزويلا [finizwilla] (arabic) | venezuela (french)
Channel Islands Flag
venezuela (english) | venezuela (french)
Chile Flag
venezuela (spanish)
China Flag
委内瑞拉 [wěinèiruìlā] (mandarin)
Colombia Flag
venezuela (spanish)
Comoros Flag
فنزويلا [finizwilla] (arabic) | - (comorian) | venezuela (french)
Congo, D.Rep Flag
venezuela (french)
Congo, Rep Flag
venezuela (french)
Cook Islands Flag
venezuela (english) | venezuela (māori)
Costa Rica Flag
venezuela (spanish)
Croatia Flag
venecuela (croatian)
Cuba Flag
venezuela (spanish)
Cyprus Flag
βενεζουέλα [venezouéla] (greek) | venezuela (turkish)
Czech Republic (Czechia) Flag
venezuela (czech)


D E F  
Denmark Flag
venezuela (danish)
Djibouti Flag
فنزويلا [finizwilla] (arabic) | venezuela (french)
Dominica Flag
venezuela (english)
Dominican Republic Flag
venezuela (spanish)
East Timor (Timor-Leste) Flag
venezuela (portuguese) | - (tetum)
Ecuador Flag
venezuela (spanish)
Egypt Flag
فنزويلا [finizwilla] (arabic)
El Salvador Flag
venezuela (spanish)
Equatorial Guinea Flag
venezuela (spanish) | venezuela (french)
Eritrea Flag
فنزويلا [finizwilla] (arabic) | ቬነዝዌላ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | venezuela (english)
Estonia Flag
venetsueela (estonian)
Ethiopia Flag
ቨንዙዋላ (amharic)
Falkland Islands (Las Malvinas) Flag
venezuela (english)
Fiji Flag
- (fijian) | - (hindustani) | venezuela (english)
Finland Flag
venezuela (finnish) | venezuela (swedish)
France Flag
venezuela (french)
French Guiana Flag
venezuela (french) | venezuela (french guianese creole)
French Polynesia Flag
venezuela (french)


G  
Gabon Flag
venezuela (french)
Gambia, The Flag
venezuela (english)
Georgia Flag
- (abkhaz) | ვენესუელა (georgian) | - (ossetic)
Germany Flag
venezuela (german)
Ghana Flag
venezuela (english)
Gibraltar Flag
venezuela (english)
Greece Flag
βενεζουέλα [venezouéla] (greek)
Greenland Flag
- (kalaallisut) | venezuela (danish)
Grenada Flag
venezuela (english)
Guadeloupe Flag
venezuela (spanish)
Guam Flag
venezuela (english) | - (chamorro)
Guatemala Flag
venezuela (spanish)
Guinea Flag
venezuela (french)
Guinea-Bissau Flag
venezuela (portuguese)
Guyana Flag
venezuela (english)


H I J  
Haiti Flag
venezuela (french) | venezyela (haitian creole)
Honduras Flag
venezuela (spanish)
Hong Kong Flag
委內瑞拉 [wěinèiruìlā] (cantonese) | venezuela (english)
Hungary Flag
venezuela (hungarian)
Iceland Flag
venesúela (icelandic)
India Flag
वेनेजुएला (hindi) | venezuela (english)
Indonesia Flag
venezuela (indonesian)
Iran, Islamic Republic of Flag
ونزوئلا (persian)
Iraq Flag
فنزويلا [finizwilla] (arabic)
Ireland Flag
veiniséala (irish (gaelic)) | venezuela (english)
Isle of Man Flag
venezuela (english)
Israel Flag
ונצואלה (hebrew)
Italy Flag
venezuela (italian)
Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) Flag
venezuela (french)
Jamaica Flag
venezuela (english)
Japan Flag
ベネズエラ (japanese)
Jordan Flag
فنزويلا [finizwilla] (arabic)


K L  
Kazakhstan Flag
венесуэла (kazakh)
Kenya Flag
venezuela (swahili) | venezuela (english)
Kiribati Flag
- (gilbertese) | venezuela (english)