苏里南是南美洲大陆东北部的一个小国。因其国内民族众多,素有“小联合国”的雅称。现在全国有44万多人,居民主要有印度人、克里奥尔人、爪畦人、丛林黑人,其次还有印第安人、华人、黎巴嫩人、犹太人以及荷兰人、英国人、法国人等欧洲人。国内流行的民族语言多达16种。由于历史上苏里南长期为荷兰殖民地,荷兰文化在苏里南影响较深。苏里南独立时将荷兰语法定为国家官方语言。 Suriname is a small country in the north-eastern part of South America. Because of its large number of nationalities, known as the “United Nations,” the elegant name. There are now more than 440,000 people in the country, mainly Indians, Creoles, claws, black jungles, followed by Indians, Chinese, Lebanese, Jews and Dutch, British and French. people. As many as 16 kinds of popular national languages. Due to the long history of Suriname as a Dutch colony, Dutch culture has a deeper influence in Suriname. Suriname, when independent, dictates Dutch as the national official language.