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On the Northeast coast of South America, the Republic of Suriname is bordered by Guyana in the West, French Guyana in the East, and Brazil in the South. One of the least densely populated tropical countries in the world. Approximately 95 percent of the 420,000 inhabitants live in the capital city Paramaribo and in small cities and villages located along the coast. Suriname is ideally suited for the conservation of its unique neotropical rainforest biome. While Suriname is a relatively small country, it is internationally quite significant, because it has one of the highest percentages of tropical cover in the world with nearly 90 percent of the total area covered by forests and a rate of destruction under 0.1 percent annually. It has nine times the cover of Costa Rica, and more tropical forest than all but four African countries.

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    • Comprehensive Guide to Suriname - Provides information and community resources (message boards, chat and guestbook) for Suriname.

    Telesur - (Mostly Dutch) General Suriname info and links, guestbook, and helpdesk for telesur, a telecommunications company and Suriname's first ISP.

    Suriname Mailing List - Oldest and most established mailing list for Suriname news and discussions. Started by Leo Breebaart, now maintained by a group of Suriname experts. Submissions are in Dutch and English.

    Quinton Zondervan's Suriname Page - Brief history, archives, maps, etc. One of the first Suriname websites.


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