Suriname by Lauren Brown https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq By Lauren en-us 2019-03-04 19:18:17 UTC 2024-05-27 08:52:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png 6 Fast Facts lbrown173 https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/337630864
  • Tropical rainforests make up about 80% of Suriname's total Landscape.
  • Suriname's official language is Dutch.
  • Suriname was formerly known as Dutch Guiana.
  • New Year's Eve in Suriname is called Oud Jaar, or "Old Year"
  • 16% of the Country's land is national parks, and lakes.
  • Suriname has 2 UNESCO world heritage sites.

    • ]]>     2019-03-04 19:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/337630864     Physical Map of Country lbrown173 https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/337635013 Longitude and Latitude of Suriname: 3.9193° N, 56.0278° W]]> 2019-03-04 19:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/337635013 Map of Latin America lbrown173 https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/337635771 The capital city of Suriname is, Paramaribo.]]> 2019-03-04 19:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/337635771 Food lbrown173 https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/337636967 One of the foods in Suriname is Roti kippenbout. Roti kippenbout is Roti bread(Flatbread) with chicken curry.]]> 2019-03-04 19:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/337636967 Demographics lbrown173 https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/337638565 ○0-14 years: 24.11% (male 73,466 /female 70,704)
    ○15-24 years: 17.36% (male 52,876 /female 50,913)
    ○25-54 years: 44.42% (male 135,282 /female 130,327)
    ○55-64 years: 7.94% (male 23,377 /female 24,085)
    ○65 years and over: 6.17% (male 16,019 /female 20,878)(2018)
    ]]>     2019-03-04 19:37:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/337638565     History lbrown173 https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/338090824 Suriname dates from 3000 BCE when Native Americans first arrived the area. Suriname was occupied by the British in 1799, after the Netherlands were incorporated by France, and was returned to the Dutch in 1816, after the defeat of Napoleon. Formerly known as Dutch Guiana, Suriname was a plantation colony of the Netherlands that gained its independence on November 25, 1975.]]> 2019-03-05 19:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/338090824 Climate lbrown173 https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/338094874 The climate in Suriname is Tropical. Suriname has four seasons: a minor rainy season from early December to early February, a minor dry season from early February to late April, a major rainy season from late April to mid-August, and a major dry season from mid-August to early December.]]> 2019-03-05 19:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/338094874 Landscape lbrown173 https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/338097634 Suriname can be divided into two main geographic regions; the coastal lowlands of the north, and the tropical rainforests and savanna of the west and south. Two mountain ranges in Suriname are called the, De Hann and Van Asch Van Wijck.]]> 2019-03-05 19:29:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/338097634 Government lbrown173 https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/338102816 Politics of Suriname take place in a parliamentary representative democratic republic. Dési Bouterse, the president of Suriname is the head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.]]> 2019-03-05 19:37:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/338102816 Language lbrown173 https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/338105115 The top three languages spoken in Suriname are:
    1. Dutch
    2. Sranan Tongo
    3. Javanese
    Dutch is mainly spoken ]]>     2019-03-05 19:40:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/338105115     Religion lbrown173 https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/338146652 The dominant religion in Suriname is Christian. the Pentecostal church and the Moravians are the largest Protestant denominations active in Suriname.]]> 2019-03-05 21:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lbrown173/enonbmrsqnlq/wish/338146652