Surinam

Summary

Surinam is a colony^[1]. Surinam draws 4,935 Wikipedia views per month (colony category, ranking #43 of 146).^[2]

Key Facts

• Surinam is on the continent of South America^[3].
• Surinam's instance of is recorded as colony^[4].
• Surinam's capital is recorded as Fort Zeelandia^[5].
• Surinam's official language is recorded as Dutch^[6].
• Surinam's currency is recorded as Surinamese guilder^[7].
• Surinam's currency is recorded as Dutch guilder^[8].
• Surinam is owned by Society of Suriname^[9].
• Surinam is part of Dutch Empire^[10].
• Surinam is part of Dutch Guiana^[11].
• Surinam's Commons category is recorded as Surinam (Dutch colony)^[12].
• January 1, 1667 marks the founding of Surinam^[13].
• Surinam was dissolved in 1954^[14].
• Surinam was dissolved in December 14, 1954^[15].
• Surinam's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 5.821055555555556, 'longitude': -55.18597222222222}^[16].
• Surinam's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[17].
• Surinam's replaced by is recorded as Suriname^[18].
• Surinam's different from is recorded as Dutch Guiana^[19].
• Surinam's language used is recorded as Dutch^[20].

Body

Geography

Surinam is on the continent of South America^[3]. Part of include Dutch Empire^[10], a historical country^[21], in Netherlands^[22], founded in 1624^[23] and Dutch Guiana^[11], a former administrative territorial entity^[24], in Dutch Empire^[25], founded in 1621^[26].

Designation and Status

Surinam's instance of is recorded as colony^[4].

History and Context

January 1, 1667 marks the founding of Surinam^[13]. Surinam is owned by Society of Suriname^[9].

Why It Matters

Surinam draws 4,935 Wikipedia views per month (colony category, ranking #43 of 146).^[2] Surinam has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] Surinam is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]