Suriname

Paramaribo : SURINAME.:

Thank you Cheryl.I am so pleased to receive this Flag of the World card from you..and another for my collection..thanks again
Posted from Paramaribo 22 October :Arrived Sydney: 12 Novemeber : Traveled 21 days.

GREETINGS from SURINAME.: GROETENUIT SURINAME. ( Dutch )
SURINAME  : covers an area of some 163,821 KM2
POPULATION : of Suriname is 558,368 inhabitants
CAPITAL CITY : of Suriname is Paramaribo.
LOCATION : of Suriname is South America.
UNIQUE : to Suriname is the only country in the world where a mosque is located next to a synagogue
FLORA: Tropical Rainforrests are about 80% of Surinames landscape.
FAMOUS : The Suriname toad is about five inches long and almost flat ,its feet are webbed and it has tiny eyes with no teeth and no tongue !!
OLYMPICS : Suriname has won two medals a gold and a broze both won by swimmer Anthony Nesty in 1988 and 1992
HISTORY : The first settlements in Suriname were indigenous settlements that date back to 3,000 BC The largest tribes were the "Arawak"A nomadic coastal tribe They were also the first inhabitants in the area .
INDEPENDENCE : 25th November 1975 from The Netherlands.