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Suriname, The beating heart of the Amazone |
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S U R I N A M E 
“The most colorful nation on earth”
Colorful in culture, colorful in nature, colorful in tradition, colorful in religion.Suriname, “The beating heart of the Amazon”, is covered, for at least 80%, with untouched tropical rainforest. Suriname with as its’ neighboring country’s French Guyana, Brazil and Guyana and the Atlantic Ocean to its North, is the only Dutch speaking country in South America.
Up until 1975 Suriname was a colony of the Netherlands. With her independence on November 25th of 1975, the country became a democratic Republic. Currently heading the Republic of Suriname is the President Mr. Desire Delano Bouterse.
Information on Suriname: | | | | Surface area | 163,270 km2 | | Capital city | Paramaribo | | Number of inhabitants | Approximately 480.000 | | Religion | Roman Catholic, Hinduism, Muslim, Protestant | | Ethnicity | Amerindians, Maroons, Creoles, East Indians, Indonesians, Chinese, Europeans | | Language | Dutch, Sranang Tongo(TakiTaki), (West)Indian, Javanese, Chinese but also English is generally understood | | Climate | Short rainy season December / January,
Short dry season February, April,/
Long rainy season May/ mid August,
Long dry season mid August/ November | | Temperature | Between 18°C en 35°C. Average. 28°C | | Currency | SRD (Surinamese dollar).
Appr. exchange rate per February 2011 4.5 SRD for 1 Euro, 3.35 SRD for 1 USD | | Country Code | 597 | | Time Zone | UTC - 3 | | National Holliday’s | January 1st – New years,
March 20nd - Phagwa,
April 22nd - Good Friday,
April 24/25th - Easter,
May 1st - Labor day,
July 1st - Emancipation,
August 9th - day of the indigenous peoples,
October 26th - Ied Ul Fitr,
November 25th – Independence day,
December 25th/26th - Christmas | | More Info About Suriname | http://www.colourfulsuriname.com |
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