Suriname
Suriname (officially Republic of Suriname) is a country in South America, with its capital at Paramaribo, and is home to roughly 634.4K people.
Dutch is the official language; the currency in circulation is Surinamese dollar ($); people from here are called Surinamer.
> INTEL_
> NOTABLE_
- »Suriname is the smallest sovereign state in South America, and among the most forested countries on Earth.
- »Dutch is the official language.
> BORDERS_
Suriname touches two neighbours: Brazil to the south and Guyana to the west. Directions run from one centre to the other.
> THE CAPITAL_
Paramaribo's historic inner city is built almost entirely in Dutch colonial timber, an unusual survival that made it a World Heritage site.
> SCALE_
145,490 km² (56,174 sq mi), 92nd largest of 198 countries and territories on file, almost exactly the size of Nepal.
Population 634,431, 166th of 198 on file. That averages 4.4 per km² (11 per sq mi).
> THE FLAG_
The yellow star stands for unity and a golden future; red for progress, green for hope, white for justice.