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Friday, 13 November 2026 · Compared with the world

Suriname

Suriname · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Seen from inside and outside

How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.

Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country on the northern coast of South America, also considered part of the Caribbean region. Situated slightly north of the equator, over 95% of its territory is covered by rainforest, the second-highest proportion of forest cover in the world. Suriname is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, French Guiana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Guyana to the west.

From Wikipedia: Suriname · CC BY-SA 4.0

  1. Simons zet Monorath aan de kantsurinametimes.com · 2 outlets
  2. Bikevemberfest brengt honderden motorrijders uit binnen- en buitenland bijeendwtonline.com
  3. Veira: Voorlopige berekening schadeclaim uitzetten mennonieten US$ 4 miljoenstarnieuws.com
  4. Currie uit bezorgdheid over diefstallen en berovingen op scholen: "Het verstoord allemaal ook het onderwijsproces"waterkant.net
Headlines via GDELT

Pictures

  • Maroon village, along Suriname River, 1955
    Maroon village, along Suriname River, 1955John Hill · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Waterfront houses in Paramaribo, 1955
    Waterfront houses in Paramaribo, 1955The original uploader was John Hill at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Leatherback sea turtle on the beach near the village of Galibi
    Leatherback sea turtle on the beach near the village of GalibiJuliasTravels · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • President Chan Santokhi (right) with Dutch politician Wopke Hoekstra, visiting to celebrate Ketikoti 2023 in Paramaribo
    President Chan Santokhi (right) with Dutch politician Wopke Hoekstra, visiting to celebrate Ketikoti 2023 in ParamariboMinisterie van Buitenlandse Zaken · Public domain
  • A rice field in Nickerie District
    A rice field in Nickerie DistrictLestari at Dutch Wikipedia (private photo) · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Butcher in the Central Market in Paramaribo with signs written in Dutch
    Butcher in the Central Market in Paramaribo with signs written in DutchBart van Poll · CC BY-SA 2.0

Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons

On YouTube

Suriname · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Who’s in the news

The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.

People

  1. Saint Vincent

    New

    10 stories

  2. Santa Lucia

    New

    4 stories

Organizations

  1. United Nations

    8 stories

  2. European Union

    New

    4 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

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