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Suriname
Location: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana Population: 591,919 (July 2017 est.) |
Ethnic Groups:
Hindustani (also known locally as "East Indians"; their ancestors emigrated from northern India in the latter part of the 19th century) 27.4%, "Maroon" (their African ancestors were brought to the country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and escaped to the interior) 21.7%, Creole (mixed white and black) 15.7%, Javanese 13.7%, mixed 13.4%, other 7.6%, unspecified 0.6% (2012 est.)
Languages:
Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is the native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese
Religions:
Protestant 23.6% (includes Evangelical 11.2%, Moravian 11.2%, Reformed .7%, Lutheran .5%), Hindu 22.3%, Roman Catholic 21.6%, Muslim 13.8%, other Christian 3.2%, Winti 1.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 1.7%, none 7.5%, unspecified 3.2% (2012 est.)
Father's Love Letter Languages...
Dutch - English
Father’s Love Letter Language Translations Needed…
Sranang Tongo, more indigenous languages
Hindustani (also known locally as "East Indians"; their ancestors emigrated from northern India in the latter part of the 19th century) 27.4%, "Maroon" (their African ancestors were brought to the country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and escaped to the interior) 21.7%, Creole (mixed white and black) 15.7%, Javanese 13.7%, mixed 13.4%, other 7.6%, unspecified 0.6% (2012 est.)
Languages:
Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is the native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese
Religions:
Protestant 23.6% (includes Evangelical 11.2%, Moravian 11.2%, Reformed .7%, Lutheran .5%), Hindu 22.3%, Roman Catholic 21.6%, Muslim 13.8%, other Christian 3.2%, Winti 1.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 1.7%, none 7.5%, unspecified 3.2% (2012 est.)
Father's Love Letter Languages...
Dutch - English
Father’s Love Letter Language Translations Needed…
Sranang Tongo, more indigenous languages
Declaration & Prayer for Suriname
Father, we declare your love over the nation of Suriname and every person who lives there! We pray that the good news of your love expressed through the precious gift of your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, might reach every person in this country.
May there be an awakening of your goodness in the hearts of those who do not yet believe so that they could be born again into your Kingdom. Father we ask that you would also strengthen every believer in Suriname and pour out a greater revelation of your love into their hearts by the power of your Holy Spirit today so that they would truly know they are your sons and daughters.
Thank you Father that you love every person in Suriname and it is your desire for each one of them to find their way home to your heart through the life of your beloved Son. We declare once again that our Father loves Suriname!
In Jesus' mighty name we pray.
Amen
Father, we declare your love over the nation of Suriname and every person who lives there! We pray that the good news of your love expressed through the precious gift of your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, might reach every person in this country.
May there be an awakening of your goodness in the hearts of those who do not yet believe so that they could be born again into your Kingdom. Father we ask that you would also strengthen every believer in Suriname and pour out a greater revelation of your love into their hearts by the power of your Holy Spirit today so that they would truly know they are your sons and daughters.
Thank you Father that you love every person in Suriname and it is your desire for each one of them to find their way home to your heart through the life of your beloved Son. We declare once again that our Father loves Suriname!
In Jesus' mighty name we pray.
Amen
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Country information and map courtesy of The CIA World Factbook For more detailed information, visit:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ns.html
Country information and map courtesy of The CIA World Factbook For more detailed information, visit:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ns.html