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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.
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- 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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