Suriname

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Suriname is a small, ethnically diverse country on the northeastern coast of South America, known for its tropical rainforests, Dutch colonial heritage, and status as the continent’s only Dutch-speaking nation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
country in South America
sovereign state
borderCountry Brazil
French Guiana
British Guiana
surface form: Guyana
callingCode +597
capital Paramaribo
climate tropical rainforest climate
colonialStatus former Dutch colony
continent South America
currency Surinamese dollar
demonym Surinamese
drivesOn left
ethnicGroup Chinese Surinamese
Creole Surinamese
Indo-Caribbean people
surface form: Hindustani Surinamese

Indigenous peoples in Suriname
Javanese people of Suriname
surface form: Javanese Surinamese

Maroon
formerColonialPower Netherlands
formerName Suriname self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dutch Guiana
governmentType unitary parliamentary republic
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
hasMajorEcosystem Amazon rainforest
headOfStateTitle President of Suriname
independenceDate 1975-11-25
independenceFrom Netherlands
ISO3166-1Alpha2 SR
ISO3166-1Alpha3 object
largestCity Paramaribo
legislature National Assembly of Suriname
majorReligion Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
memberOf Caribbean Community
Islamic Development Bank
Organization of American States
Union of South American Nations
United Nations
nationalLanguage Sranan Tongo
nationalMotto Justitia – Pietas – Fides
nationalMottoLanguage Dutch
nationalSport football
officialLanguage Dutch
officialName Suriname self-linksurface differs
surface form: Republic of Suriname
officialScript Latin script
region Caribbean
Guianas
timeZone UTC−03:00

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Roman-Dutch law appliedIn Suriname
Caribbean includes Suriname
South America hasCountry Suriname
Dutch spokenIn Suriname
Sranan Tongo countryOfOrigin Suriname
Sranan Tongo primaryRegion Suriname
Sranan Tongo spokenInUrbanArea Suriname
this entity surface form: Nieuw Nickerie
harpy eagle foundInCountry Suriname
Dutch guilder usedIn Suriname
Dutch guilder usedIn Suriname
this entity surface form: Dutch Guiana
Indo-Aryan languages spokenIn Suriname
Willem usedInRegion Suriname
Latin America containsCountry Suriname
Dutch settlers settledIn Suriname
Dutch settlers settledIn Suriname
this entity surface form: Dutch Guiana
WIC operatedInColony Suriname
subject surface form: Dutch West India Company
Dutch colonial empire hasPart Suriname
this entity surface form: Dutch Suriname
Dutch colonial empire hasPart Suriname
this entity surface form: Dutch Guiana
Amazon River basinCountry Suriname
Haredi Jews populationCenter Suriname
Americas containsCountry Suriname
Diwali celebratedIn Suriname
Holi celebratedIn Suriname
Holi publicHolidayIn Suriname
Brazil borderedBy Suriname
MERCOSUR associateMember Suriname
Janmashtami observedIn Suriname
Rama Navami observedIn Suriname
Javanese diaspora Suriname
Dutch Language Union country Suriname
Paramaribo country Suriname