ocr: About 200,000 Surinamese, one-third ofthe ethnically diverse population, has emigrated since 1975.0 Ofthose still in Suriname, 90% live near the coast. The rest live 11 very scattered rainforest communities. About 7,000 are native Amerindians. The remainder are "bosnegers' the descendants of: - runaway African slaves. They fought the Creole-dominated government in the 198US. Many Indians andJavanese work in farming.
