• Europeans learned of Suriname (and other areas in the region) from Christopher Columbus, who sighted its coast in 1498.
  • Suriname is dan wel een Zuid-Amerikaans land, maar is vanwege zijn ligging ook lid van de Caribische Gemeenschap (CARICOM).
  • South America's smallest country, Suriname is a warm, dense convergence of rivers that thumps with the lively rhythm of ethnic diversity.
  • Suriname, formally the Republic of Suriname, is a sovereign state located on South America’s northeastern Atlantic coast.
  • Suriname earns high marks for respect for freedom to inform, given the rarity of attacks on journalists and the diversity of its media.
  • 1. Suriname was initially inhabited by Native American peoples, including the Arawak, the Carib and the Surinen – from whom the country’s name descends.
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  • Surinam”, Gelişim Büyük Coğrafya Ansiklopedisi, İstanbul 1981, V, 1303-1306. www. statistics-suriname.org (12 Ağustos 2008).
  • To consolidate the country’s policies on climate change mitigation, Suriname launched the Climate Compatible Development Agency in 2011.