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Suriname (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 04 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 4.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 056 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -56.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Inhabited by Surinen peoples, who were driven out by other Amerindians before the 16th century; Spain claimed area 1593; Dutch settled, in dispute with British during the 17th century; Africans came as slaves in the 17th century, then indentured servants from China, Java, and India arrived; official language is Dutch, though Hindustani, Javanese, Chinese, Spanish, and the local language (Sranang Tongo) are also spoken. Dutch colony until 1954, then a Dutch constituent state until 1975, when Suriname became independent. |
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| Suriname (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Suriname (French-P,U,N)
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| Suriname (Dutch-P,U)
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| Suriname (Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Republiek Suriname (C,V,O,Dutch,U,N)
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| Republiek van Suriname (C,V,Dutch,U)
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| Suriname, Republiek van (C,V,Dutch,U,N)
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| Republic of Suriname (C,V,English,U,N)
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| Suriname, Republic of (C,V,English,U,N)
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| République du Suriname (C,V,French,U,N)
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| República de Suriname (C,V,Spanish,U,N)
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| Surinam (C,V,English,U,N)
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| Republic of Surinam (C,V)
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| Surinam, Republic of (C,V)
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| Суринам (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| Республика Суринам (C,O,Russian,U)
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| 苏里南 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| 苏里南共和国 (C,O,Chinese,U)
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| سور يًام (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| جُهور ةً سور يًام (C,O,Arabic,U)
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| SUR (C,O,ISO3L)
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| SR (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO740 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| NS00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Surinamese (C,O,English,U,A)
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| סורינם (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Dutch Guiana (H,O)
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............ | 1667-1954 |
| Nederlandisch Guyana (H,O)
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............ | 1667-1954 |
| Nederlandsch Guyana (H,O)
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............ | 1667-1954 |
| Netherland Guiana (H,O)
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............ | 1667-1954 |
| Netherlands Guiana (H,O)
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............ | 1667-1954 |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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gained independence February 25, 1975 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| republic (C) |
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| former territory/colony/dependent state (C) |
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| colony (H) |
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Dutch, 1667-1954 |
| territory (H) |
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Dutch, until 1975 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Paramaribo .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, South America, Suriname, Paramaribo) [7015387] |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1975 |
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