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A map of Venezuela and Guyana to include the area of controversy in stripes to the right. Guyana is about 4.2 times smaller than Venezuela which is approximately 912,050 sq km, while Guyana is approximately 214,969 sq km. This makes Guyana 23.57% the size of Venezuela. The area claimed by Venezuela is two thirds the size of the entire Guyana.