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    represent Suriname. Suriname also has a national korfball team, with korfball being a Dutch sport. Vinkensport is also practised in Suriname, as are popular...
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    coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the east and south, French Guiana covers a total...
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    Maroons (category Ethnic groups in Suriname)
    Suriname gained independence from the Netherlands, the old treaties with the Bushinengues were abrogated. By the 1980s the Bushinengues in Suriname had...
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    their colonies and homeland. Between 1795 and 1814, the French restored the VOC in Indonesia and Suriname which remained under Dutch control. By the 17th...
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    Caledonia (France) : 15,427 kilometres (9,586 mi) Paramaribo, capital of Suriname: 342 kilometres (213 mi) to the northwest Macapá, capital of the state...
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    the Netherlands occurred at the dissolution of the First French Empire in 1814, after the abdication of Napoleon. In 1830, the Belgian Revolution led to...
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    rail links from Saint Martin to Sint Maarten or from French Guiana to Suriname or Brazil The French non-TGV intercity service (TET) is in decline, with...
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  • Battle of Drlupa April Serbia defeats the Dahije Napoleonic Wars Battle of Suriname 5 May Battle between the Netherlands and UK for the control of the Surinam...
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    Germany Switzerland Liechtenstein Italy Monaco United Kingdom Andorra Brazil Suriname Spain Channel Bay of Biscay Ligurian Sea Mediterranean Sea Since 2016,...
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  • 500 structures, with damages of about US$4 million. 1821 – Paramaribo, Suriname, fire destroyed over 400 houses. 1821 – Great Fire of Fayetteville destroyed...
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