Guárico is one of the twenty-three states that, together with the Capital District and the Federal Dependencies, make up the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Its capital is San Juan de los Morros and its most populated city is Calabozo. It is located in the center of the country, in the Los Llanos region, bordered to the north by Carabobo, Aragua and Miranda, to the east by Anzoátegui State, to the south by Bolívar and Apure, and to the west by Barinas and Cojedes. With almost 65,000 km² it is the fourth largest state, behind Bolivar, Amazonas and Apure, while with 855,381 inhabitants in 2023 – ahead of Trujillo, Yaracuy, Nueva Esparta, Apure, Vargas, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro and Amazonas – and 11.5 inhabitants/km², it is the fifth least densely populated, ahead of Bolivar, Apure, Delta Amacuro and Amazonas.
It has 15 autonomous municipalities and 39 civil parishes. Its main cities are Calabozo, San Juan de los Morros, Valle de la Pascua, Zaraza and Altagracia de Orituco.
San Juan de los Morros is the capital of the State of Guárico in Venezuela, it is practically the gateway to the Central Plains but without actually being a plain. It has a very particular geography where spectacular mountains prevail. Its population is 137 329 inhabitants according to the 2023 census.