a nation in south america, the dutch came here to establish massive sugar-producing slave plantations. after the nation won independence, numerous coups occured. it is currently a shaky democracy, resting on the balance of power between 4 seperate parties. most of the nation's money now comes from bauxite production. while most south american nations are primarily populated by people of hispanic and/or indiginous decent, the majority of surinamese are from india, indonesia, or africa- the 3 places where the dutch brought slaves from
by Ben E. Hama February 4, 2007
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Get the Sumina mug.One of the 4 non-Spanish speaking countries in the Continent of South America. We speak Dutch over there because we are a former colony of the Netherlands. However, we have our own english-based creole, which is called Sranan Tongo. Suriname is home to people from Asian, Indian, or African backgrounds.
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