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Suriname
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Suriname is a country in South America. The main religions are Christianity, Hinduism and Islam. The main languages are Dutch and Sranan Tongo. Suriname became independent from the Netherlands in 1975. The country is a parliamentary democratic republic.
Independence from the Netherlands was granted in 1975. Five years later the civilian government was replaced by a military regime that soon declared a socialist republic. It continued to rule through a succession of nominally civilian administrations until 1987, when international pressure finally forced a democratic election. In 1989, the military overthrew the civilian government, but a democratically-elected government returned to power in 1991.
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| Official Name: |
Suriname |
| Area: |
163,270 square km |
| Capital: |
Paramaribo |
| Nationality: |
Surinamer(s) |
| Official Language: |
Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese |
| Population: |
436,935 |
| Currency: |
Surinamese guilder (SRG) |
| Exchange Rate: |
Surinamese guilders per US dollar - NA (2003), 2,346.75 |
| Time Zone: |
N/A |
| Phone Code: |
N/A |
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