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Paramaribo is the business and financial centre of Suriname. Even though the capital city does not produce significant goods itself, almost all revenues from the country's main export products gold, oil, bauxite, rice, and tropical wood are channeled through its institutions. All banks, insurance corporations and other financial and commercial ...
Suriname (/ ˈ s ʊər ɪ n æ m,-n ɑː m / ⓘ SOOR-in-A(H)M, Dutch: [syːriˈnaːmə] ⓘ, Sranan Tongo: Sranan), officially the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: Republiek Suriname [reːpyˈblik syːriˈnaːmə]), is a country in northern South America, sometimes considered part of the Caribbean and the West Indies.
Map of Suriname. This is a list of cities and towns in Suriname: [1] Abenaston; Albina; ... Paramaribo (Capital and largest city) Paranam; Pelelu Tepu; Pikin Saron ...
Torarica is the original capital of Suriname. It was settled by Portuguese Jews in 1629. One origin offered for its name is as a Portuguese coinage meaning "Opulent Torah". [1] The Portuguese Jews arrived via Holland and Brazil. [2] By 1665, the village of Paramaribo was expanded and quickly outranked Torarica. [3]
Paramaribo is a district of Suriname, coextensive with the capital city of Paramaribo. Paramaribo district has a population of 240,924, almost half the population of the entire country, and an area of 182 km 2. [3] The area was first colonised by the British in the 17th century with the construction of Fort Willoughby.
Suriname: Paramaribo: 1 3 Monaco: Monaco: 0 0 Brunei: Bandar Seri Begawan: 0 0 Maldives: Malé: 0 0 Singapore: Singapore: 0 0 Antigua and Barbuda: Saint John's: 0 0 Dominica: Roseau: 0 0 Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo: 0 0 Guyana: Georgetown: 0 0 Panama: Panama City: 0 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis: Basseterre: 0 0 St. Vincent and the Grenadines ...
Suriname (/ ˈ s ʊər ɪ n æ m,-n ɑː m / ⓘ SOOR-in-A(H)M, Dutch: [syːriˈnaːmə] ⓘ, Sranan Tongo:), officially the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: Republiek Suriname [reːpyˈblik syːriˈnaːmə]), is a country in northern South America, sometimes considered part of the Caribbean and the West Indies.
Before the independence of Suriname from the Netherlands in 1975, it was also called the Oranjeplein (Orange Square) and the Gouvernementsplein (Government Square). Buiten-Sociëteit Het Park is located on the square. [1] On 1 August 1996, the building which housed the National Assembly of Suriname burnt down. The National Assembly moved to the ...