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Venezuela can be divided into two kind of regions: natural and administrative. The natural regions are divided by natural geographic criteria, while the administrative regions are delineated for the purpose of administration, managed themselves through their own local governments.
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Natural (geographic) regions
Because of its natural structure, Venezuela can be divided into eight very distinct geographic natural regions. In the evaluation of a natural region, the human element is not present. The natural region groups of Venezuela formed as a consequence of the association of geo-physical elements such as: geological constitution, relief, climate, hydrography, vegetation, soils, among others.
The geographic regional groups that make up the Venezuelan territory are:
Administrative regions
Venezuela's states, capital district, and federal dependencies have been grouped into administrative regions since a 1969 decree on regionalization that institutionalized a process of region development. The regions thereby created have been modified until attaining their present shape.
Notes:
- Population figures are 2005 estimates
- The area of the Páez municipality has, for the time being, been incorrectly counted here as belonging to the Llanos Region, rather than the Andean Region.