Guiana (fictional)

Guiana, officially the Republic of the Guianas, is a country encompassing the entire geographical region of the Guianas. It neighbors only Colombia and Brazil, surrounded by the island of Trinidad and Tobago to its north. Its capital and largest city is Georgetown.

The official language and lingua franca is English, but Spanish, Dutch, French Portuguese, Lokono and Kalina are recognized as minorities. It has 17 other recognized majority languages: Akurio, Sikiana-Kashuyana, Tiro-Tiriyó, Waiwai, Warao, Wayana, Sarnami Hindustani, Ndyuka, Saramaccan, Matawai, Aluku, Paramaccan, Kwinti, Javanese, Cantonese, Frisian and Afrikaans.

Trivia

 * Its independence was attained on June 5th 1919 from the United Kingdom.
 * Its main TV network is the GBC, founded in 1943. Others include Six, 7tv, GDTV and Jaguar.
 * It is illegal to watch pornography or dangerous fetishes without a license in Guiana. Masking is exempt from this, due to its popularity in the country.
 * From 1956-1987, Guiana was a federal dominant-party socialist benevolent dictatorship ruled by Steven Callaghan.
 * The Guianas are the only country where blackface is widely acceptable. The practice started in the 18th century when enslaved Arawakans would pretend to be African slaves by smearing themselves in a mixture of coal tar and mud to escape their captors. Nowadays, traditional blackface is outlawed, but realistic blackface is permitted, and this has now gone from using simply makeup to also utilizing silicone masks and gloves and voice changers, even changing identities for full effect.
 * The national GDP per capita is 59,447 USD. The average IQ in the country is 99 while the average life expectancy is 89.
 * It is one of a few countries, including Canada, to adopt the system of universal health care.
 * The Guianas are one of the best countries for LGBTQ+ rights.
 * The most popular sport in the country is gridiron football. It is one of two countries outside of the United States to have gridiron football as a popular sport, the other being Malichka.
 * The ccTLD is .gy, and the IOC code is GYN.
 * The country's most popular YouTuber is Daniel "BobbyBloxer" Brook with 70 million total views and 65k total subscribers. He is also the most followed musician on Twitter with 1k followers.