{"id":102300,"date":"2026-05-07T14:57:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=102300"},"modified":"2026-05-07T14:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:27:47","slug":"suriname","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/suriname\/","title":{"rendered":"Suriname"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Suriname Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the External Affairs Minister reviewed the full spectrum of India-Suriname relations during the 9th Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) held in Paramarib.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Suriname<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a small country located on the northern edge of <\/span><b>South America<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by <\/span><b>Brazil<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the south, <\/span><b>French Guiana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the east; <\/span><b>Guyana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the west.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water Bodies: It is <\/span><b>North Atlantic Ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the <\/span><b>north.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Paramaribo<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a member country of the <strong>CARICOM<\/strong><\/span><b> organization.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Suriname<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an <\/span><b>equatorial climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> almost everywhere, hot and humid throughout the year, with abundant rainfall.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mountain Ranges: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bakhuys Mountains and Van Asch Van Wijck Mountains.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Point:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its highest point is Juliana Top, in the <\/span><b>Wilhelmina Mountains.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is drained by the Suriname<\/span><b> River, Maroni River, Courantyne River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resource:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It consists of natural resources, namely bauxite, gold, petroleum, and agricultural products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/external-affairs-defence-security\/news\/india-suriname-review-ties-eam-jaishankar-pushes-to-deepen-partnership-126050700059_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suriname is a South American country bordered by Brazil, Guyana, and French Guiana. 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