It gained its independence in 1966 & today has a long-running territorial dispute with its neighbor Suriname
The 
long-standing dispute with Suriname over the axis of the territorial sea boundary 
in... [DOC] [TLE] Venezuela could annex 2/3 of Guyana - Business Insider [PAR] Aug 10, 2015 ... ... its coastal waters encircled by Venezuela's and Suriname's territorial waters.