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Telephone numbering plan. Suriname uses the following National Significant Numbers (NSN): Minimum number length (excluding the country code): six digits. Maximum number length (excluding the country code): seven digits. The international dialling format is as follows: Mobile: +597 XXX XXXX.
In 1916, the Aluminium Company of America began mining bauxite in the then Dutch colony of Surinam which over time became Suriname's main export. [2] Gold and petroleum contributed to nearly 67% of the country’s total exports in 2017. The mining industry accounts for about 85% of exports and 25% of government revenues. [3]
ISO 3166 code. SR. Internet TLD. .sr. Suriname ( / ˈsʊərɪnæm, - nɑːm / ⓘ SOOR-ih-NAM, -NAHM, Dutch: [syːriˈnaːmə] ⓘ ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( Dutch: Republiek Suriname [reːpyˌblik ˌsyːriˈnaːmə] ), is a country in northern South America, sometimes considered part of the Caribbean and the West Indies.
Location of Suriname. The economy of Suriname largely depends on agriculture, petroleum, and mining. In 2018, the three biggest main export partners of Suriname were Switzerland, Hong Kong, and the United Arab Emirates, and in 2021, the three biggest main import partners of Suriname were the United States, China and the Netherlands.
Jodensavanne ( Dutch, " Jewish Savanna ") was a Jewish plantation community in Suriname, South America, and was for a time the centre of Jewish life in the colony. It was established in the 1600s by Sephardi Jews and became more developed and wealthy after a group of Jews fleeing persecution in Brazil settled there in the 1660s. [2]
Suriname National Army. After the creation of the Statute of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Royal Netherlands Army was entrusted with the defence of Suriname, while the defence of the Netherlands Antilles was the responsibility of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The army set up a separate Netherlands Armed Forces in Suriname ( Dutch ...
Gmail is the email service provided by Google. As of 2019, it had 1.5 billion active users worldwide, making it the largest email service in the world. [1] It also provides a webmail interface, accessible through a web browser, and is also accessible through the official mobile application. Google also supports the use of third-party email ...
Indigenous Surinamese, the original inhabitants of Suriname, form 3.8% of the population. The main groups are the Akurio, Arawak, Kalina (Caribs), Tiriyó and Wayana. Afro-Surinamese form about 37% of the population, and are usually divided into two groups: The Creoles (15.7%). These are descendants of enslaved Africans who also have some ...