Those who have been close to Mr Maduro describe him as a calm man and he also appears to have a spiritual side - he and his wife used to travel to India to hear the teachings of Indian guru Sathya Sai Babaa who died in 2011.

BBC: Profile: Nicolas Maduro

Sai Deepak Bhimaraju, from Delhi, India, found no issue with the constant sunlight when he was in Trondheim, Norway for a two-month summer internship.

BBC: Living in towns without light