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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.
 
'''Suriname''' is a country in [[South America]]. Since it's a former colony of the [[Netherlands]], Dutch is the official language.
  
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== Access ==
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From Europe you will have to fly from [[Schiphol]] airport ([[Amsterdam]]) there is also flight coming from [[Miami]]. By land you could technically come frome [[French Guiana]] (European Union) as there is a road following 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.
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==Road network==
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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.
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[[Category:South America]]
 
[[Category:South America]]

Revision as of 02:05, 19 February 2009

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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 frome French Guiana (European Union) as there is a road following 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.