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2 days ago · Suriname (/ ˈ s ʊər ɪ n æ m,-n ɑː m / ⓘ SOOR-ih-NAM, - NAHM, Dutch: [syːriˈnaːmə] ⓘ), officially the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: Republiek Suriname [reːpyˌblik ˌsyːriˈnaːmə]), is a country in northern South America, sometimes considered part of the Caribbean and the West Indies.
5 days ago · 蘇利南共和國（荷蘭語： Republiek Suriname ），通稱蘇利南（ Suriname ），旧称洵南 、荷屬圭亞那 ，是位於南美洲北部的主權國家，北濱大西洋，南臨巴西，東臨法屬圭亞那，西臨圭亚那。
Jul 19, 2024 · Formerly known as Dutch Guiana, Suriname was a plantation colony of the Netherlands that gained its independence on November 25, 1975. From 1980 to 1987 the country was governed by a succession of military regimes. A new civilian constitution was approved in 1987.
4 days ago · Escaped enslaved people in Suriname and French Guiana, known as Maroons or Bushinengues, fled to the interior and joined with indigenous peoples to create several independent tribes, among them the Saramaka, the Paramaka, the Ndyuka (Aukan), the Kwinti, the Aluku (Boni), the Matawai, and the Brooskampers.
Jul 18, 2024 · There are 75,053 Muslims in Suriname, according to the 2012 census. This number is up from 66,307 Muslims in 2004. However, the share of Muslims declined from 19.6% to 13.9% in the last half-century. The main reason for the declining share of Muslims in Suriname is the mass conversion of Ahmadi to Christianity in the last years.
Jul 10, 2024 · Suriname is a pluralistic society consisting primarily of Creoles (persons of mixed African and European heritage), the descendants of escaped African slaves known as Maroons, and the descendants of Indian and Javanese (Indonesian) contract workers.
Jul 19, 2024 · Suriname - Multicultural, Dutch Colony, Caribbean: In the late 1970s Suriname’s economy continued to stagnate. Unemployment was high, and most of the population had incomes at the minimum subsistence level.
