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Suriname

/ˈsjʊərɪnæm, -nɑːm/
Also Known As Republic of Suriname
South America

Suriname is a country in northern South America, also considered part of the Caribbean and the West Indies, situated slightly north of the equator with over 90 percent rainforest coverage; it is the smallest country in South America by both population and territory. It gained independence from the Netherlands on 25 November 1975. Its capital is Paramaribo. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Paramaribo 2
Population
632,638 2
2022 estimate, from Suriname's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2022 2
Area (sq km)
165,940 2
Independence or Founding Year
1975 2
Suriname became a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 15 December 1954 and achieved full independence on 25 November 1975.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Upper-Middle 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Suriname

Cities

Connections

Associated With

Paramaribo, Cities

Paramaribo is the capital of Suriname.

Source Paramaribo (Wikipedia)
Source Amazon Basin (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Brazil, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive, lower reliability tier): The World Factbook: Brazil (Government, Administrative divisions)
Guyana, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guyana
Source Suriname (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Paramaribo, Cities
Source Paramaribo (Wikipedia)
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Nationals Include

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Source Government of Suriname: Staatshoofd beedigt Iwan Rasoelbaks tot president Hof van JustitieArticle, republic
Quote, Article, republic
De president van de Republiek Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi heeft rechter Iwan Rasoelbaks beëdigd tot president van het Hof van Justitie.

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Source Jennifer Geerlings-Simons (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Jennifer Geerlings-Simons (née Simons; born 5 September 1953) is a Surinamese politician and former physician who is serving as the eleventh president of Suriname since 16 July 2025.

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Source Anthony Nesty (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a former competition swimmer from Suriname

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Source Melvin Manhoef (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Surinamese-born Dutch retired mixed martial artist and kickboxer

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Source Regian Eersel (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship

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Source Remy Bonjasky (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Surinamese-Dutch former kickboxer

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Source Tyrone Spong (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Surinamese-Dutch former kickboxer

Origin Of

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Source Purdue University NewCROP: Mamoncillo (Fruits of Warm Climates, Julia F. Morton)Origin and Distribution
Quote, Origin and Distribution
Origin and Distribution The mamoncillo is native to Colombia, Venezuela, and the island of Margarita, also French Guiana, Guyana and Surinam.

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Site Of

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Source CARICOM Competition Commission (CCC), CARICOMPage text
Quote, Page text
At its Tenth Special Meeting held in Port of Spain in November 2004, the Heads of Government took a decision, that the Commission would be headquartered in Suriname, and four (4) years later, the Commission was inaugurated on January 18, 2008.

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Found There

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Suriname

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Source Central Intelligence Agency: Suriname, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in Suriname
Quote, Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in Suriname
High Court of Justice of Suriname (consists of the court president, vice president, and 4 judges)

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Source Roman-Dutch Law (Wikipedia)tier 2

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Source Amazonian sac-winged bat (Wikipedia)Biology and ecology, range
Quote, Biology and ecology, range
It is found in several countries and territories in northern South America, including Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname.

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Source Bidentate yellow-eared bat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
is distributed throughout much of northern South America east of the Andes, including eastern Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, southern Venezuela, northern Bolivia and Brazil, and throughout the Guyanas

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Source Big crested mastiff bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
Quote, Range and habitat
It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.

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Source Big free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
Quote, Range and habitat
Its range includes many countries in North, Central, and South America, including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Suriname, the United States, and Venezuela.

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Source Brazilian squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in south-eastern Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname and Venezuela.

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Source Brock's yellow-eared bat (Wikipedia)Lead, living or extinct
Quote, Lead, living or extinct
It is native to Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Peru.

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Source Brown fruit-eating bat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a species of bat found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

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Source Brown-bellied broad-nosed bat (Wikipedia)Lead, range suriname
Quote, Lead, range suriname
It is found in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Trinidad and Tobago, northern Brazil, eastern Ecuador, and the southern Venezuela.

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Source Chestnut capuchin (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
is a species of capuchin monkey from northeastern Brazil, southern Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana

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Source Colombian bonneted bat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a bat species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela

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Source Dark long-tongued bat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives (2)
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives (2)
In South America, it if found in the Andean region of the Amazon versant from Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana to the Amazon Basin in Brazil.

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Source Dwarf little fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives (5)
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives (5)
throughout the Guianas

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccopteryx canescens - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Suriname
Quote, Country distribution, Suriname
Country distribution Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Ecuador · French Guiana · Guyana · Peru · Suriname · Venezuela

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Source Golden-handed tamarin (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
in Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname

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Source Great stripe-faced bat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
including eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, Peru, northern Bolivia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Brazil

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccopteryx bilineata - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Suriname
Quote, Country distribution, Suriname
Country distribution Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · El Salvador · French Guiana · Guatemala · Guyana · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Venezuela

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Source Greenhall's dog-faced bat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It lives in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, the Guianas, northeastern Brazil and Trinidad.

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Source Guianan bonneted bat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
is found primarily in Guyana and Suriname

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Source Guyanan red howler (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, native to Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, French Guiana, Venezuela and Brazil

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Suriname (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Paramaribo
  • Lead section
    It is the smallest sovereign country in South America by both population and territory, with around 612,985 inhabitants in 2021 in an area of approximately 165,940 square kilometres (64,070 square miles).
  • Infobox: population_estimate
    632,638
  • Infobox, independence
    25 November 1975
  • Introduction
    the smallest country in South America
  • Lead section
    Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country on the northern coast of South America, also considered part of the Caribbean region.
  • Lead section, English pronunciation
    /ˈsjʊərɪnæm, -nɑːm/
  • Bordered By Water: The Atlantic Ocean, Geography section
    Suriname is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, French Guiana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Guyana to the west.
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Suriname
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    386 km
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
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4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record SUR, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record SUR, incomeLevel
"name": "Suriname", "region": { "id": "LCN", "iso2code": "ZJ", "value": "Latin America \u0026 Caribbean " }, "adminregion": { "id": "LAC", "iso2code": "XJ", "value": "Latin America \u0026 Caribbean (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "UMC", "iso2code": "XT", "value": "Upper middle income" }
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Wikidata: Suriname
Wikidata Q730, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Amazon Basin (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Amazon Basin, Lead, drainage basin countries sentence
Quote, Associated With: The Amazon Basin, Lead, drainage basin countries sentence
The Amazon drainage basin covers a large area spreading across the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, as well as the territory of French Guiana.
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive, lower reliability tier): The World Factbook: Brazil (Government, Administrative divisions)
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive, lower reliability tier)Bordered By Water: Brazil, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Brazil, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Suriname 515 km
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guyana
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Guyana, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Guyana, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Suriname 836 km
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