Fun fact 5 about Suriname
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Suriname's economy was historically dominated by the bauxite industry, which accounted for over 15% of GDP until 2015.
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Suriname
Population
639.9K
Area
163,820 km²
Capital
Paramaribo
Continent
South America
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 its territory is covered by rainforest, the second-highest proportion of forest cover in the world.
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