SUR

163,821 km².
Population ca 564,000
Large cities: Paramaribo

General information

Suriname is the middle one of the three Guyana’s on South America’s north coast. It became independent from The Netherlands in 1975. The Dutch influence is still strong in culture and language, also because of the many Suriname people living in The Netherlands. In the bus scene, the Dutch influence can also be found, though only through secondhand imports.

Contributions were made by:
Jos Nederend

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