Places in News: Suriname

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Recently, a parliamentary delegation from the Republic of Suriname called the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

About Suriname

• Location: Suriname is one of the smallest countries located on the northern coast of South America.
• Capital: Paramaribo, located on the Suriname River.
• • It was inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2002.
• Border: Suriname is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, by French Guiana to the east, by Brazil to the south, and by Guyana to the west. 
• Colonial Past: Formerly known as Dutch Guiana, Suriname was a plantation colony of the Netherlands that gained its independence in 1975.
• Drainage: Suriname’s major rivers flow northward into the Atlantic and include the Corantyne, Coppename, Suriname, and Marowijne etc. 
• Ethnic Groups: South Asians, descendants of contract laborers from India, are the largest ethnic group in Suriname, making up more than one-fourth of the population. 

News Source: PIB

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