Climate is mainly tropical rain forest. British arrived in the early 1800's and enslaved Native Americans and later, Africans. One third of the people are African. Independence came in 1966. Georgetown is the capital.
Sugar is the major crop.
Gold and bauxite mining, urban service industries make up other occupations. Suriname - smallest South American country in size and population. In the 1600's it became Dutch. Slavery was also used here and Asians came voluntarily. Independence came is 1975.