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Welcome to Suriname - a Tropical Paradise

World famous swimmers

You know - in September 1988, Anthony Conrad Nesty, a black athlete, taking a major shock when he became Olympic champion. At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, swimmer Nesty Suriname won one of the most memorable finals in Olympic history when he beat Matt Biondi, USA in men's 100 m butterfly final. Until 1984 he was a swimmer unknown in Latin America. However, budding Nesty race received considerable impetus in the mid-1980s when he studied at the Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida, America. Since then, he has directed nearly all his energy to become Olympic champion. Despite he won to a gold medal in the Pan American Games in 1987 in Indianapolis, United States, Nesty was not considered a contender for a medal in the butterfly 100 meters at the 1988 Seoul Games. Twenty years later, in 2008, the Committee Olympic Surinamese honored his achievement to name its to carry the national flag in the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. Anthony Conrad Nesty is undoubtedly the best male swimmer ever produced by Latin America, ahead of Felipe Muñoz (Mexico), Rafael Vidal (Venezuela), Ricardo Prado (Brazil) and Jorge Delgado Panchana (Ecuador).

Geography

Do you know unique among the countries of the world, Suriname is located on the Caribbean coast of South America, between Guyana to the West, Brazil in the South, French Guiana in the East and the Atlantic Ocean to the North.? With a total area of almost 63,000 square miles (163.820 km2), Suriname is the smallest nation in South America. More than 90 per cent of the territory of Suriname is covered by forests, highest in the countries of the developing world.

Paramaribo

You know - Paramaribo is the capital and is positioned as the largest country in the city.? In addition, it is the main industrial, commercial and cultural centre of Suriname. The capital was founded in 1640. Paramaribo is home to approximately 243.000 people.

Independence

Did it know-Suriname, former Dutch Guiana, obtained independence from the Kingdom of Netherlands November 25, 1975.

Multiracial society

Do you know that: the country is a multi-racial society.? Hindi form largest ethnic group the nation (37%), followed by the Creole (31%) and Javanese (15%). Dutch is the national language. Meanwhile, the nation has many non-official languages: Sranan Tongo, English and hindi, among others.

Diplomatic relations

Made him know since the 1990s in this nation of Dutch-speaking, more than twice the size of Maine, maintains close ties with the United States of America, Brazil, India, Indonesia and the Netherlands, among other countries. Prior to 1990, Suriname had difficult relations with Washington and the Netherlands.

Eco-tourism

I did saber-naturaleza - tourism is a new source of income since 2000. Thanks to its peaceful atmosphere, one of the most stable countries in Latin America and unique landscapes, waterfalls, rivers, lakes and exotic beaches, picturesque towns, Suriname has become one of the best destinations in the Western Hemisphere adventure travel. For example, the reserve nature of Central Suriname, most famous natural wonder of the nation, is a perfect place for ecotourism, where there are abundant tropical vegetation and rare plants.Meanwhile, it is home to aquatic birds, Jaguars, toucans, primates, tree frogs and several types of butterflies. Thousands of foreigners, especially from Holland and Brazil, visit the natural reserve of each year to see wild animals and tropical orchids. Since the year 2000, it is world heritage site.

Population

Did you know the holandés-habla nation is home to at least 470,000 people. Interestingly, Suriname is the sixth most sparsely populated country in the world, after Namibia, Botswana, Australia, Mongolia, Mauritania.

World Heritage site

Did you know Apart from the Central Suriname nature reserve, this Dutch-speaking country has another world heritage: the historic centre of Paramaribo. Since then it has become one of the greatest tourist attractions of the nation. It is world heritage site by UNESCO since 2002

The United Nations

You know-On 04 December 1975, when the country proclaimed its independence from the Netherlands, Suriname became member of the United Nations. At the same time, he joined the Organization of American States (OAS). The Dutch-speaking country also belongs to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.

Alejandro Guevara Onofre: writer. Alexander is the author of a series of articles and essays on more than 220 countries and dependencies (and the American States, as well), ecology, history, tourism and national heroes to the Olympic sports, Foreign Affairs and wildlife. In addition, he has published some books on women's rights, including "History of women in America" and "Famous Americans".