diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index ce03aa542..805b3944d 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ subdivisions are available:
    * - France
      - FR
      - Departments: Alsace-Moselle, Guadeloupe, Guyane, La Réunion, Martinique, Mayotte, Métropole, Nouvelle-Calédonie, Polynésie Française, Saint-Barthélémy, Saint-Martin, Wallis-et-Futuna
+   * - French Guiana
+     - GF
+     - None; Can also be loaded as country FR, subdivision Guyane
    * - French Polynesia
      - PF
      - None; Can also be loaded as country FR, subdivision Polynésie Française
@@ -258,9 +261,6 @@ subdivisions are available:
    * - Guam
      - GU
      - None; Can also be loaded as country US, subdivision GU
-   * - Guyana
-     - GY
-     - None; Can also be loaded as country FR, subdivision Guyane
    * - Honduras
      - HN
      - None
diff --git a/holidays/countries/__init__.py b/holidays/countries/__init__.py
index fec6096ad..2e438cc9e 100644
--- a/holidays/countries/__init__.py
+++ b/holidays/countries/__init__.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 from .ethiopia import Ethiopia, ET, ETH
 from .finland import Finland, FI, FIN
 from .france import France, FR, FRA
+from .french_guiana import FrenchGuiana, GF, GUF
 from .french_polynesia import FrenchPolynesia, PF, PYF
 from .french_southern_territories import FrenchSouthernTerritories, TF, ATF
 from .georgia import Georgia, GE, GEO
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@
 from .greece import Greece, GR, GRC
 from .guadeloupe import Guadeloupe, GP, GLP
 from .guam import Guam, GU, GUM, HolidaysGU
-from .guyana import Guyana, GY, GUY
 from .honduras import Honduras, HN, HND
 from .hongkong import HongKong, HK, HKG
 from .hungary import Hungary, HU, HUN
diff --git a/holidays/countries/guyana.py b/holidays/countries/french_guiana.py
similarity index 90%
rename from holidays/countries/guyana.py
rename to holidays/countries/french_guiana.py
index 0c6a2caf3..b6db1c8ea 100644
--- a/holidays/countries/guyana.py
+++ b/holidays/countries/french_guiana.py
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
 from holidays.countries.france import FR
 
 
-class Guyana(FR):
+class FrenchGuiana(FR):
     # Alias of a FR subdivision that is also officially assigned its own
     # country code in ISO 3166-1. See
     # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:FR#Subdivisions_included_in_ISO_3166-1
 
-    country = "GY"
+    country = "GF"
     subdivisions = []
 
     def _populate(self, year: int) -> None:
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ def _populate(self, year: int) -> None:
         super()._populate(year)
 
 
-class GY(Guyana):
+class GF(FrenchGuiana):
     pass
 
 
-class GUY(Guyana):
+class GUF(FrenchGuiana):
     pass
diff --git a/tests/countries/test_guyana.py b/tests/countries/test_french_guiana.py
similarity index 85%
rename from tests/countries/test_guyana.py
rename to tests/countries/test_french_guiana.py
index b8cc8358b..54b9f2d0b 100644
--- a/tests/countries/test_guyana.py
+++ b/tests/countries/test_french_guiana.py
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@
 #  Website: https://github.com/dr-prodigy/python-holidays
 #  License: MIT (see LICENSE file)
 
-from holidays.countries.guyana import Guyana, GY, GUY
+from holidays.countries.french_guiana import FrenchGuiana, GF, GUF
 from tests.common import TestCase
 
 
-class TestGuyana(TestCase):
+class TestFrenchGuiana(TestCase):
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
-        super().setUpClass(Guyana)
+        super().setUpClass(FrenchGuiana)
 
     def test_country_aliases(self):
-        self.assertCountryAliases(Guyana, GY, GUY)
+        self.assertCountryAliases(FrenchGuiana, GF, GUF)
 
     def test_2022(self):
         self.assertHolidays(