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Extensible Markup Language  |  1995-06-15  |  3KB  |  19 lines
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  14.         <text><span class="style42"></span><span class="style12">SURINAME</span><span class="style14"></span><span class="style42">Official name:</span><span class="style13"> Republiek Suriname (Republic of Suriname)Member of: </span><span class="style42">UN, OASArea: </span><span class="style13">163265 km2 (63037 sq mi)</span><span class="style42">Population: </span><span class="style13">405000 (1993 est)</span><span class="style42">Capital: </span><span class="style13">Paramaribo 246000 (city 68000; 1988 est)</span><span class="style42">Languages: </span><span class="style13">Dutch (official; 30%), Sranang Togo (Creole; 31% as a first language), Hindi (30% as a first language), Javanese (15% as a first language), Chinese, English (official), Spanish (official ΓÇô designate)</span><span class="style42">Religions: </span><span class="style13">Hinduism (28%), Roman Catholic (22%), Sunni Islam (20%), Moravian (15%)</span><span class="style42">GOVERNMENT</span><span class="style13">The 51-member National Assembly is elected for five years by universal adult suffrage. A President and a Vice-President ΓÇô who is also the Prime Minister ΓÇô are elected by the Assembly. The President appoints a Cabinet.</span><span class="style42">GEOGRAPHY</span><span class="style13">Suriname comprises a swampy coastal plain, a forested central plateau, and mountains in the south. </span><span class="style42">Climate: </span><span class="style13">Suriname has a tropical climate with heavy rainfall.</span><span class="style42">ECONOMY</span><span class="style13">The extraction and refining of bauxite is the mainstay of the economy. Other exports include shrimps, sugar and oranges. The economy has been hampered by instability and emigration. </span><span class="style42">Currency: </span><span class="style13">Suriname guilder.</span><span class="style42">HISTORY</span><span class="style13">Dutch settlement began in 1602 and the area was confirmed as a Dutch colony in 1667. Suriname has a mixed population, including American Indians, and the descendants of African slaves and of Javanese, Chinese and Indian plantation workers. Since independence in 1975, racial tension has contributed to instability and there have been several coups.</span></text>
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