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This country is in South America, and borders the Atlantic Ocean, French Guiana, Guyana, and Brazil.
It is about 64,000 square kilometers, and about 600,000 people live there.
The people in this country mostly speak either Dutch or creole.
(from: wikipedia - suriname)
The flag of Suriname is stripes of green, white and red with a yellow star in the middle.
Green is for the land, white is for freedom, red is for hope, and the star is for the future of the country.
(from: wikipedia - flag of suriname)
To eat in this country you might have broodje bakkeljauw, which is a sandwich with spiced fish and chili paste with peppers.
(from: wikipedia - culture of suriname)
Visiting this country you might go to the Central Suriname Nature Reserve.
This is a nature reserve with over 16,000 square kilometers of rainforest.
(from: wikipedia - central suriname nature reserve)
The Brokopondo Reservoir in Suriname is a big reservoir of water, with about 1,500 square kilometers of water, one of the largest reservoirs in the world.
(from: wikipedia - brokopondo reservoir)
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