Recently, the U.N. Security Council scheduled an emergency closed meeting at the request of Guyana following Venezuela’s weekend referendum claiming Essequibo region.
- Location – Heart of the Guiana Shield (northeast of South America)
- Disputed territory between Guyana and Venezuela
- Accounts for 2/3 of Guyana.
- One of the 4 last pristine tropical forests in the world.
- It has vast oil and mineral resources.
