Surinam

"Surinam, oficialmente la República de Surinam (en neerlandés: Republiek Suriname) antiguamente conocida como Guayana Holandesa o Guayana Neerlandesa, es un país de América situado al norte de América del Sur, que colinda con el océano Atlántico al norte y limita con la Guayana Francesa al este, con Guyana al oeste, y con Brasil al sur. Su territorio de 163 270 km² y su población, según datos de la ONU de 2014, es de alrededor de 551 000 habitantes, por lo tanto, el menos poblado de los países independientes de América del Sur, siendo solo superior en población a la Guayana Francesa. Surinam reclama varias áreas territoriales situadas más allá de sus fronteras meridionales con Guyana y la Guayana Francesa, respectivamente. Su capital es la ciudad de Paramaribo. Está dividida en diez distritos y estos en suburbios. El país está dividido religiosamente entre católicos, hinduistas, musulmanes y protestantes.Surinam es el único Estado soberano de América cuyo idioma oficial es el neerlandés."

"Suriname (/srnæm/, /srnm/ or /srnm/, also spelled Surinam), officially known as the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: Republiek Suriname, Dutch pronunciation: [repyblik syrinam]), is a sovereign state on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west and Brazil to the south. At just under 165,000 km2 (64,000 sq mi), it is the smallest country in South America. Suriname has a population of approximately 566,000, most of whom live on the country's north coast, in and around the capital and largest city, Paramaribo. Long inhabited by numerous cultures of indigenous tribes, Suriname was explored and contested by European powers before coming under Dutch rule in the late 17th century. In 1954, the country became one of the constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. On 25 November 1975, the country of Suriname left the Kingdom of the Netherlands to become an independent state, nonetheless maintaining close economic, diplomatic, and cultural ties to its former colonizer. Its indigenous peoples have been increasingly active in claiming land rights and working to preserve their traditional lands and habitats. Suriname is considered to be a culturally Caribbean country, and is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). While Dutch is the official language of government, business, media, and education, Sranan, an English-based creole language, is a widely used lingua franca. Suriname is the only territory outside Europe where Dutch is spoken by a majority of the population. The people of Suriname are among the most diverse in the world, spanning a multitude of ethnic, religious, and linguistic groups."