What is the name Venezuela gives to the region it claims in the west of Guyana?
Q: What is the name Venezuela gives to the region it claims in the west of Guyana?
A: Venezuela calls this region Guayana Esequiba.
Q: How much area does this region cover?
A: This region covers an area of 159,500 square kilometers.
Q: How is this area divided for Guyana?
A: For Guyana, this area is divided into six administrative regions - Barima-Waini, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Pomeroon-Supenaam, Potaro-Siparuni, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo and Essequibo Islands-West Demerara.
Q: When did Spain first make a claim on this area?
A: Spain made its first claim on this area in a report dated 10 July 1788.
Q: What did Venezuela initially claim in 1840?
A: In 1840, Venezuela claimed all of Guyana west of the Essequibo River – 62% of what was then British Guiana.
Q: What border line did Venezuela suggest in 1881?
A: In 1881, Venezuela suggested a border line starting from a point one mile to the north of the Moruka River and drawn from there westward to the 60th meridian running south along that meridian. This would have given the Barima District to Venezuela.
Q: What agreement was reached between Britain and Venezuela in 1899?
A: Britain and Venezuela accepted the decision of an Arbitration Tribunal in 1899 regarding their boundary dispute over British Guiana and Venezuelan territory.
