Suriname
Republic of Suriname
Republiek Suriname
CAPITAL: Paramaribo
FLAG: A yellow star is at the center of five stripes: a broad red band in the middle, two white bands, and a green stripe at the to...
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Suriname
Suriname is located on the northern coast of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean on the north, French Guiana on the east, Guyana on the west, and Brazil on the south. It occupies 163,...
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Suriname
POPULATION 436,494HINDU 27.4 percentPROTESTANT 25.2 percentROMAN CATHOLIC 22.8 percentMUSLIM 19.6 percentOTHER 5 percent
Country Overview
Introduction
The Republic of Suriname is located...
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Area: 163,820 sq km (63,251 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 502,000Capital:
Paramaribo
Head of state and government:
President
Ronald
Venetiaan
, assisted by
Prime Minister
Ram
Sardjoe
Pres.
R...
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A frog with fluorescent purple markings and 12 kinds of dung beetles were among two dozen new species discovered in the remote plateaus of eastern Suriname, scientists said Monday.The expedition wa...
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Suriname's former military dictator has offered his first public apology for the 1982 killings of 15 critics of his military regime, saying he accepted political responsibility for the deaths but d...
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Taipei (dpa) - Taiwan, after angering China by resuming diplomatic
ties with St Lucia, is now seeking to launch ties with Suriname which
also recognizes Beijing, a newspaper...
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Taipei (dpa) - Taiwan, after angering China by resuming diplomatic
ties with St Lucia, is now seeking to launch ties with Suriname which
also recognizes Beijing, a newspaper...
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Suriname's president said Saturday that the United States is proposing to build a facility in the South American country to test the performance of U.S. military vehicles in dense jungle.U.S. Defen...
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates paid tribute Saturday to the doctors, nurses and crew of the USNS Comfort on the final day of a four-month humanitarian mission that provided medical help to nearly 3...
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates paid tribute Saturday to the doctors, nurses and crew of the USNS Comfort on the final day of a four-month humanitarian mission that provided medical help to nearly 3...
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SURINAME: President: US defense chief pitches jungle facility to test military vehiclesPARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) _ Suriname's president said Saturday that the United States is proposing to build a ...
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CARIBBEAN: Aruba prosecutor mulling closure of Holloway caseSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Aruba's chief prosecutor said he will close the case of missing American teenager Natalee Holloway by ...
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