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SURINAM

SURINAM. DIEGO ARIAGA, DANIEL RAMIREZ. BASIC IMFORMATION. Capital: Paramaribo Currency: Surinamese dollar Government: Liberal Democracy President Desi Bouterse Population: 529 419 (2011) World Bank Official Language: Dutch Language. WEATHER.

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SURINAM

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  1. SURINAM DIEGO ARIAGA, DANIEL RAMIREZ

  2. BASIC IMFORMATION • Capital: Paramaribo • Currency: Surinamese dollar • Government: Liberal Democracy • President DesiBouterse • Population: 529 419 (2011) World Bank • Official Language: Dutch Language

  3. WEATHER • Due to its proximity to the line of Ecuador Suriname climate is equatorial and sub-equatorial tropical temperatures do not vary much during the year that has two seasons annually: the dry and the rainy. The heaviest rains occur between April and September, though rain is frequent throughout the year. Morning temperatures vary between 28 ° C and 32 ° C, while during the night, the temperature drops about 21 ° C. With annual temperatures between 23 ° and 32 °.

  4. MAP

  5. ECONOMY • It is based on aluminum production, representing approximately 15% of GDP and two-thirds of total exports. The country's economic problems are severe, due to the strong dependence on foreign trade two commodities that suffer, since 2000, sudden price changes in the international market: aluminum and oil. This leads to significant variations in GDP, unemployment, external debt and inflation annually. • Plans began in 2001 to reorganize the economic system, initiating a process of liberalization and enhance the productive structure effects have been disappointing. Some American and Spanish companies made ​​new oil exploration and drilling are proving successful. Similarly, the country has significant reserves of gold and bauxite mining.

  6. Popular music • The country is well known for kaseko music, and traditions or customs indocaribes. Kaseko The word probably comes from the expression "casser le corps" (break the body) used during slavery to designate a very quick dance. The kaseko is a fusion of many popular styles and demosóficos in Europe, Africa and America. It is rhythmically based complex percussion instruments, including skratji (big drum) and snare drums and saxophone, trumpet and, occasionally, the trombone.

  7. cultures • Due to mixing of populations, Surinamese culture is very diverse. The dominant culture is a mix of Dutch, Indonesian and Indigenous

  8. anthem • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-W2_ypjehE

  9. sports • the most prominent athlete in the history of Suriname's Anthony Nesty swimmer, Olympic champion in the 200 meters butterfly in the 1988 Seoul Olympics and bronze in the same event in Barcelona 1992. These are the only Olympic medals won by the country. Say also that the swimmer RanomiKromowidjojo, although born in the Netherlands and internationally represents that country, has its roots in Surinam. • For its part, the Suriname Football Federation was founded in 1920 and became a member of FIFA nine years later in the CONCACAF group, however, the country is geographically in South America. Your National Football Team was ranked 138 in the FIFA rankings in September 2012.

  10. Traditional food

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