- Suriname is isolated geographically from the rest of the continent. Jungle covers about ninety percent of its surface and few roads connect it to French Guiana in...
- Some key dates in Suriname's history: 1593 - Spanish explorers visit the area and name it Suriname, after the country's earliest inhabitants, the Surinen.
- The current population of Suriname is 628,830 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2024 population at 628,785.
- Background: Suriname became a Dutch colony in 1667. With the abolition of African slavery in 1863, workers were brought in from India and Java.
- South America's smallest country, Suriname is a warm, dense convergence of rivers that thumps with the lively rhythm of ethnic diversity.
- ‘Dirty political games’: Suriname is selling its gold and timber – at the cost of tribal land rights.
- It’s Surinam in a microcosm. ... The UN’s International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea in has ruled on the maritime border dispute between Suriname and Guyana.
- Suriname’s economy is dominated by the mining industry, with exports of oil and gold accounting for approximately 85% of exports and 27% of government...
- SURINAME | Country Profile - South America Country Profile | Overview of Suriname.
- Suriname, formally the Republic of Suriname, is a sovereign state located on South America’s northeastern Atlantic coast.