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Paramaribo

Capital and largest city of Suriname

Paramaribo is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people, almost half of Suriname's population. The historic inner city of Paramaribo has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002.

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  • 1613The first Dutch settlement, a trading post, established by Nicolaes Baliestel and Dirck Claeszoon van Sanen in Paramaribo.
  • 1644A French post established near present-day Paramaribo.
  • 1650English settlers arrived to found Surinam.
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Resort in Paramaribo District, Suriname
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Welgelegen, Paramaribo District
Resort in Paramaribo District, Suriname
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1980 Surinamese coup d'état
Military coup led by Dési Bouterse
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Surinam (English colony)
Short-lived early English colony in South America
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Academic Hospital Paramaribo
Hospital in Paramaribo, Suriname
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1990 Surinamese coup d'état
Military coup led by Ivan Graanoogst
Eduard Alexander Gummels Airport
Airport in Kwatta, Suriname
Chamber of Commerce and Factories
Surinamese institution
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