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Suriname, The Dutch Gem.
By Mark on March 9, 2009
This is a post about Suriname in the north-east of South America, situated between Guyana, French Guiana and Brazil to the south. Known for many years up until 1948 as Dutch Guiana. There was much conflict between the British and Dutch, but a treaty was made, and the British gave over Suriname for New York in 1815.
It is a very hot and wet place and has alot of forests and highlands, you will find that rice and sugar canes can be grown on the Suriname coasts.
Suriname is covered with history, the name Suriname comes from the old version of Surinen, which was named by the first inhabitants, before other South American Indians drove them out. The Spanish first owned the country in 1593, but in the early part of the 1600′s, the Dutch colonized the country.
To learn more about the history and economy of Suriname, please refer to Wikipedia.
This is a satellite image of Suriname taken from Google Earth.
This is a satellite image taken from Google Earth of the capital city of Suriname, Paramaribo.
This is a Youtube video of the national anthem of Suriname.
This is a panoramio picture taken in Paramaribo, Suriname.
- Learn about Surinam on Wikipedia:
- Learn about Paramaribo on Wikipedia:
- Find Suriname on Google Earth:
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