- Population
- 640K
- Area
- 163,820 km²
- Language
- Dutch
- Currency
- Surinamese dollar (SRD)
- Drives on the
- Left
- Domain
- .sr
- Calling code
- +597
Why it sticks
- 1
Suriname is the smallest sovereign country in South America and the only one where Dutch is official.
- 2
In the 1667 Treaty of Breda the Dutch kept Suriname and left New Amsterdam (New York) to the English.
- 3
About 93% of the land is forest, the highest share of any country in the world.
- 4
Its people descend from Indian, Maroon, Creole, Javanese, Chinese and indigenous groups. In Paramaribo, a mosque and a synagogue stand side by side.
GeoGuessr
GeoGuessr coverage: Unofficial coverage- No official car coverage: mostly user photospheres.
- Signs in Dutch, which is unique in South America, and drives on the left.
- White wooden colonial buildings in the capital, with Javanese warungs and Hindu temples.
Coverage types
- GeoGuessr coverage: OfficialGoogle Street View in the official GeoGuessr maps
- GeoGuessr coverage: LimitedOnly a few cities or trekker routes
- GeoGuessr coverage: UnofficialUser photospheres only, not in official maps
- GeoGuessr coverage: NoneNo usable Street View coverage