Tourism in Suriname
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SURINAME, 2013/08/11
Suriname, formerly the colony of Netherlands Guiana or Dutch Guiana, is a country in Northern South America. It has a North Atlantic Ocean coastline in the north and is surrounded by French Guiana to the east, Brazil to the south and Guyana to the west. It is the smallest independent country on the South American continent. The relatively small people lives mostly along the coast.
The travel & tourism industry in Surinam has seen a continuous increase from 107,609 visitors in 2004 to 240,041 in 2012, according to the Tourism Foundation of Suriname (METS). Most tourists arriving in Suriname are from the Netherlands and France, via French Guiana.
