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Suriname
Suriname is a country in South America with its capital in Paramaribo.
- Capital
- Paramaribo
- Region
- South America, Central & South America
- Population
- 616,500
- Languages
- Dutch
- Currency
- Surinamese dollar ($)
- Area
- 163,820 km²
- Borders
- 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇬🇫 French Guiana 🇬🇾 Guyana
💡 Only Dutch-speaking country in South America; smallest nation on the continent.
About the flag
Adopted at independence in 1975, its single yellow star stands for the unity of all of Suriname’s many ethnic groups and a golden future.
How to spot it: Five horizontal bands, green, white, a wide red centre, white, green, with a yellow star in the red band.