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Suriname
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED
Surinamese
These are English demonyms for people from Suriname. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.
Demonym source: mledoze/countries · Download the attributed dataset (ODbL)SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS
Civilizations, flags & standards
Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.
A sourced civilization and flag trail has not been added for Suriname yet. No ancient flag is inferred from the modern one.
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Turning points
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Read the historical overview →Religion: state & society
An official religion is a legal status. The largest religious group is a population measure. Neither describes every person's beliefs.
Official status and a dated affiliation breakdown have not been checked for this country. The atlas's religion tags are not a population ranking.
BEYOND THE MAP
Suriname in the study desk
Places and things the general-knowledge library connects to Suriname. Open one to follow its connections, then practise them with typed recall.
Geography 1
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Where it is
Languages
Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.
What it sells, and to whom
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Exports
Trades with
Industries
Farms and fisheries
- rice
- sugarcane
- oranges
- vegetables
- chicken
- cassava
Largest cities
| Paramaribo capital | 240,000 |
| Lelydorp | 19,000 |
Money, belief and alliances
Money
Belongs to
Climate and geography
tropical; moderated by trade winds
Climate zone
Highest point
Landmarks and landscapes
Northern hemisphere.
In charge right now
Figures from its history
Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: cities, landmarks, languages.