Paramaribo
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Paramaribo, locally nicknamed Foto, is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 252,581 p
1830s lithograph of the market
Slave auction in Paramaribo, in 1831
View of Paramaribo from space
Paramaribo in 1821. The area devastated by the city fire of that year is indicated in brown.
Suriname
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Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. Situated slightly north of the equator, over 90% of
Paramaribo
…Paramaribo, locally nicknamed Foto, is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 252,581 people as of the 2025 estimate…
Javanese indentured servants in Marienbourg plantation, c. 1930
Suriname in 1914
Presidential Palace of Suriname