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Suriname (Dutch: Republiek Suriname), officially the Republic of Suriname (traitionally spelled Surinam by the English who founded the first colony at Marshall's Creek, along the Suriname River, but the Dutch spelling is more widely accepted; in Sranan Tongo Sranan), is a country in northern South America.

Trivia about suriname

  • Paramaribo, capital of this country, came under Dutch rule in 1815
  • This country formerly known as Dutch Guiana gained independence in 1975
  • Shortly before this country gained independence in 1975, many citizens moved to Holland
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  • The people are spread pretty thin in this country that was formerly Dutch Guiana
  • In 1667, in exchange for New York, Britain gave this colony to the Dutch, which they kept until 1975
  • Juliana Top, this country's highest point, was named for a Dutch Queen
  • ...as Dutch Guiana, until 1948
  • A toad named for this small South American country carries its eggs on the skin of its back
  • It's the only nation in the world with "name" in its English name
  • In 1975, independence of this S. American country caused mass emigration to the Netherlands
  • Paramaribo is the capital city of this nation that's between Guyana & French Guiana
  • In South America:Paramaribo
  • This South American country uses the guilder as its basic monetary unit
  • The name of this smallest South American country can be spelled with or without an e
  • Since independence from the Dutch in 1975, much of this S. Amer. country's history has been dominated by Desi Bouterse
  • Just before this country gained its independence in 1975, thousands of its people emigrated to Holland
  • Guyana has had a long-standing border dispute with this small country to its southeast
  • Ronald Venetiaan is president of this South American country, formerly a Dutch colony
  • This small country gained its independence from the Netherlands in 1975
  • This country has border disputes with French Guiana to its east & Guyana to its west
  • The largest lake in this South American country is a reservoir, W.J. Van Blommestein Lake
  • Although Dutch is the official language, Sranan Tongo is spoken by most people in this South American country

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