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Suriname, republic of northeastern South America, bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by French Guiana, on the south by Brazil, and on the west by Guyana. Before 1975 Suriname was a dependency of The Netherlands and was called Dutch Guiana or Netherlands Guiana. Also called Surinam, the country has an area of 163,265 sq km (63,037 sq mi). The capital and only major urban area is Paramaribo. Physiographically, Suriname consists of a swampy coastal plain ranging up to 80 km (50 mi) in width; a central plateau region containing broad savannas, tracts of dunes, and forested areas; and to the south, a densely forested mountainous region. The total population of Suriname (2000 estimate) is 434,093, giving a population density of 3 persons per sq km (7 per sq mi). Paramaribo (population, 1994 estimate, 180,000) is the country's capital, largest city, and chief seaport. The main ethnic groups are Asian Indians (Hindus), who make up about 37 percent of the population, and Creoles, people of mixed African and Native American descent, who make up about 31 percent of the population. There are also sizable communities of Indonesians (15 percent); Maroons, descendants of blacks who escaped slavery long ago by moving to the interior (10 percent); Native Americans, descendants of indigenous tribes (3 percent); Chinese (2 percent); and Europeans (1 percent). Many Surinamers have emigrated to The Netherlands. The official language is Dutch; most people also speak Sranang Tongo (Taki-Taki), a local language that includes elements of several other languages.
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