The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Suriname:
Contents
- General reference
- Geography of Suriname
- Environment of Suriname
- Regions of Suriname
- Demography of Suriname
- Government and politics of Suriname
- Branches of the government of Suriname
- Foreign relations of Suriname
- Law and order in Suriname
- Military of Suriname
- Local government in Suriname
- History of Suriname
- Culture of Suriname
- Art in Suriname
- Sports in Suriname
- Economy and infrastructure of Suriname
- Education in Suriname
- See also
- References
- External links
Suriname – sovereign state on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America, and the smallest country on that continent. It was long inhabited by indigenous tribal peoples with diverse cultures, before being explored and contested by European powers from the 16th century, and eventually 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, while maintaining close economic, diplomatic, and cultural ties to its former colonizer. Suriname is the only sovereign nation outside Europe where Dutch is spoken by a majority of the population.
