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Most observers describe Venezuela in terms of four fairly well-defined regions: the Maracaibo lowlands in the northwest, the northern mountains extending in a broad east–west arc from the Colombian border along the Caribbean Sea, the wide Orinoco plains in central Venezuela, and rank highly dissected Guiana highlands in the southeast.
Venezuela, [c] officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, [d] is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It comprises an area of 916,445 km 2 (353,841 sq mi), and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. [18]
It is bordered to the north by a portion of the Caribbean Sea Coastal Coast and the Capital Region; to the east by the Capital Region and part of the Plains Region; to the west by the Western Central Region and to the south by the Plains Region and the State of Barinas.
The highest point in Venezuela is located in this natural region. [4] It is divided in two sections: Cordillera de Mérida: covering almost all the territory of Táchira, Mérida and Trujillo states, the southern area of Lara, and portions of higher areas on the western side of Barinas, Apure and Portuguesa states.
An enlargeable relief map of Venezuela. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Venezuela: Venezuela – sovereign country located in northern South America. [1] It comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea.
The Regions of Venezuela (Spanish: Regiones de Venezuela) are two groupings of Venezuela's states, capital district, and federal dependencies.Venezuela's natural regions (Regiones naturales) are divided by natural geography, and administrative regions (Regiones político-administrativas) are delineated for the purpose of regional administration.
The Venezuelan Llanos (Spanish: Llanos Venezolanos) also simply known as Los Llanos (English: the Plains) in Venezuela, is a natural region that consists of a very large, flat central depression of approximately 243,774 km 2 of extension, equivalent to 26.6% of the total continental territory of the country.
The Insular Region (Región Insular) [1] is one of the eight natural regions of Venezuela and one of the 10 administrative regions in which Venezuela was divided for its development plans; it comprises all of the nation's islands, and is formed by the state of Nueva Esparta and the Federal Dependencies.