Spanish is the official language. English, French, German and Portuguese are also spoken by some sections of the community. Services are available from public telegraph offices. There is an efficient mail service from Venezuela to the USA and Europe. Airmail to Europe takes three to seven days.
Internal mail can sometimes take longer.
Surface mail to Europe takes at least one month. The English-language daily newspaper is The Daily Journal , published in Caracas. From time to time these change. UK Europe WorldWide, excl. North America WorldWide, incl.