Suriname, formerly Dutch Guiana, is located on the Caribbean coast of South America between Guyana and French Guyana. Suriname is covered by large areas of biological diversity, tropical forest with some areas of savanna.

Suriname has a small population of about 400,000 people. The official language is Dutch, but many other languages are also spoken. Most Surinamese, about 85%, live in the coastal area, and almost all of them in Paramaribo. The forest is occupied by Amerindians and descendants of African slaves - the Maroons - who live scattered along its major rivers. The northern coastal plain is farmed, mined and logged, and the area along most rivers is heavily used for subsistence agriculture in the interior.

The Dutch forced independence upon Suriname in 1975, but the bonds between Suriname and the Netherlands remain strong. The Netherlands, rather than any neighbouring country, is still Suriname's largest trading partner.

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