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This was the location of the first Dutch settlement, a trading post established by Nicolaes Baliestel and Dirck Claeszoon van Sanen in 1613. [4] English and French traders also tried to establish settlements in Suriname, including a French post established in 1644 near present-day Paramaribo.
Topographic map of Suriname and EEZ (exclusive economic zone). Suriname is located in the northern part of South America and is part of Caribbean South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana. It is mostly covered by tropical rainforest, containing a great diversity of flora and fauna that, for the most ...
Map of Suriname. This is a list of cities and towns in Suriname: [1] Abenaston; ... Largest cities or towns in Suriname [2] Rank Name District Pop. Paramaribo ...
Suriname's culture and society strongly reflect the legacy of Dutch colonial rule. It is the only sovereign nation outside Europe where Dutch is the official and prevailing language of government, business, media, and education; [16] an estimated 60% of the population speaks Dutch as a native language. [17]
The Waterkant, the oldest street of Paramaribo with outstanding architecture near the Suriname River. [13] Garden of Palms, a palm tree landscape garden in behind the Presidential Palace. [14] Keizerstraat, a street where the Neveh Shalom Synagogue and the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha’at Islam Mosque are adjacent to one-another. [15]
An enlargeable topographic map of Suriname. Geography of Suriname. Suriname is: a country; Location: Northern Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere. South America; Time zone: UTC-03; Extreme points of Suriname High: Juliana Top 1,230 m (4,035 ft) Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m; Land boundaries: 1,703 km Guyana 600 km Brazil 593 km France 510 km
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 19:24, 14 January 2024: 1,558 × 1,676 (563 KB): SurinameCentral: watermarked removed, minor corrections made to map, updated method of depicting border conflict to be more in line with other maps.
Suriname is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, and Brazil to the south. It is the smallest country in South America by both population and territory, with around 612,985 inhabitants in an area of approximately 163,820 square kilometers (63,251 square miles).0 The capital and largest city ...