The acquisition of an oil-rich area in neighboring Guyana was approved by a sizable majority of Venezuelan voters on Sunday. This is the most recent development in the long-running territorial dispute between the two nations, which has been stoked by the discovery of significant offshore energy resources. The region under question is the heavily forested Essequibo region, which is roughly the size of Florida and makes up over two thirds of Guyana’s national territory. Voters were asked in Sunday’s mostly symbolic referendum if they supported establishing a Venezuelan state in the Essequibo region, granting citizenship to its residents, and “incorporating that state into the map of Venezuelan territory.” During a press conference revealing initial findings from the initial round of tabulated votes, the Venezuelan National Electoral Council stated that over 95% of voters selected “yes.”