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Suriname. By: Parul. Fast Facts. Capital: Paramaribo Largest City: Paramaribo Currency: Suriname Dollar Land: 63,038 sq miles Official language: Dutch Population: 524,000 Type of Government: Constitutional democracy. Famous Landmarks.
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Suriname By: Parul
Fast Facts Capital: Paramaribo Largest City: Paramaribo Currency: Suriname Dollar Land: 63,038 sq miles Official language: Dutch Population: 524,000 Type of Government: Constitutional democracy
Famous Landmarks • The Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul now have exceeded one hundred and twenty seven years of existence. • Another landmark in Suriname is the bridge named after the former President The symbol represents the belief of life in your palm
The English established sugar and tobacco plantations on the west bank of the Suriname River around 1650 and founded the settlement now known as Paramaribo. To expand their plantations, the Dutch imported West African slaves. Suriname remained a colony until 1954, when it became a self-governing state; another 20 years passed before it gained independence. • Two decades later, the Dutch took possession in one of the silliest property deals ever transacted, by swapping New Amsterdam (present-day New York) for the English territory in Suriname. . The abolition of slavery led to labor shortages in the early 19th century, and indentured laborers were brought in from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), India, China, Portugal and Lebanon.
