Suriname is situated on the northeast coast of South America, between Guyana and French Guiana, and is home to about 15 distinct languages. Since it was a colony of The Netherlands until 1975, the official language of Suriname is Dutch. read more
Suriname is the only sovereign nation outside Europe where Dutch is spoken by a majority of the population. As a legacy of colonization, the people of Suriname are among the most diverse in the world, spanning a multitude of ethnic, religious, and linguistic groups. read more
Sranan Tongo is a form of creole language, which is English-based, spoken in Suriname. Sranan Tongo is one of the most popular vernacular languages in the country, and up to 130,000 Surinamese identify as native Sranan Tongo speakers. read more