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Flag of Suriname Suriname
Information
Language: Dutch
Capital: Paramaribo
Population: 470,784
Currency: Surinamese dollar (SRD)
Hitchability: Good.png (good)
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Suriname is a country in South America. Since it's a former colony of the Netherlands, Dutch is the official language.

Access

From Europe you will have to fly from Schiphol airport (Amsterdam) there is also flight coming from Miami. By land you could technically come from French Guiana (European Union) as there is a road on the coast wich connect both countries (although some rivers have to be crossed by ferries but this solution is only available for suriname citizens as visas are only delivered at Paramaribo airport. It might be possible to get out of the country hitchhiking (to French Guiana and Guyana but then it's not possible to go back in Suriname as the visa is single-entrance.

Road network

The road network is concentrated on the coast. Thus it might be possible to cross the country E-W hitchhiking. There is no roads at all in the interior of the country.

Boat and Plane Hitchhiking

It is possible to hitchhike a dugout canoe in the interior of the country as many local residents are using this technique of transport. In Suriname the are probably more canoes than cars.

Another option seems to be hitchhiking a small propeller plane like a small Cesna or Piper machine, which are going to bumpy airfields somewhere in the jungle (or elsewhere).

Jungle

Don't try to go in the jungle without a local guide.