Guiana (Kaori)

Federal Union of Guiana 5 other official names Union Federale de Guyane (French) Federale Unie van Guyana (Dutch) ਗੁਆਨਾ ਦੀ ਸੰਘੀ ਯੂਨੀਅਨ (Punjabi) 圭亞那聯合國 (Chinese) ギアナ連合国 (Japanese)
Flag Coat of arms of Guiana Coat of arms
Motto: Unitas et Iustitia "Unity and Justice" (English)
Anthem: Land of the Free
Location of Guiana (in green)
Capital	Paramaribo
Largest city	Guaire
Official languages	English · French · Dutch · Punjabi · Mandarin · Japanese
Recognised regional languages	Hokkien · Cantonese · German · Malay · Javanese · Spanish · Portugese · Swedish
Protected languages	25 indigenous languages
Ethnic groups (2024)	42.7% Euro-Guianese 25.9% Anglo-Guianese 22.7% Franco-Guianese 19.6% Dutch-Guianese 31.6% Other European 35.6% Asian Guianese 31.8% Japanese 30.7% Chinese 37.5% Other Asian 12.6% Indo-Guianese 9.1% Indigenous
Religion (2024)	44.3% Christianity 26.9% Buddhism 19.3% Sikhism 9.5% Other
Demonym(s)	Guianese/Guyanese
Government	Federal dual-executive directorial republic
• President	Rufus Wilmington Jr
• Prime Minister	Chantelle Martin
• Chancellor	Sven Okada
• Executive Council	Victor Teoh Anwar Singh Mallory White Mariko Wakayama James Stanton
Legislature	National Diet
• Upper house	Federal Assembly
• Lower house	National Assembly
Independence from  United Kingdom
• Proclaimed	4 May 1868
• Recognized	3 June 1870
• Constitution ratified	3 May 1872
Area
• Total	1,379,234 km2 (532,525 sq mi)
Population
• 2024 census	53,271,334
• Density	38.6/km2 (100.0/sq mi)
Currency	Guianese dollar ($) (GUD)
Time zone	UTC-4:00 (GNT)
Driving side	right
Internet TLD	.gy

Guiana, officially the Federal Union of Guiana, is a sovereign state located mostly within the Guiana Shield in northeastern South America. It is the most second-most-populous country in the continent, with a population of some 53.27 million inhabitants.