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The economy of Suriname is dominated by the bauxite industry, which accounts for more than 15% of GDP and 70% of export earnings. Other main export products include rice and bananas. Suriname has recently started exploiting some of its sizeable oil[2] and gold[3] reserves. About a quarter of the people work in the agricultural sector. The Surinamese economy is very dependent on other countries, with its main trade partners being the Netherlands, the United States and countries in the Caribbean.
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Suriname is still sparsely populated with only an estimated 450,000 inhabitants, of which 95% live along the Atlantic Ocean coastal zone. Nearly two-third of all Surinamese live in and around the capital, Paramaribo. Suriname's principal export and source of foreign investment is bauxite, accounting for 70 percent of Suriname's exports an 10 percent of GDP. In the years to come, gold will be the second most important export product. Besides bauxite, Suriname's main source of income is derived from export of rice, bananas and shrimp. Suriname is a member of the United Nations, the Organization of American States, the Caribbean Community, the Association of Caribbean States and a member of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Nations.
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Brokopondo is a district of Suriname. Its capital city is Brokopondo; other towns include Brownsweg and Kwakeogron. The district has a population of 8,340, and an area of 7,364 square kilometres. Brokopondo district is the site of a large reservoirs near Afobakka (built between 1961 and 1964) which produces hydroelectric power that provides approximately half of the domestic electrical need. The district has several waterfalls, including the Irene Falls and Leo Falls. In the rainforest of Brokopondo, there are large reserves where a diverse variety of wildlife exists.
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The President shall not declare the Republic of Suriname to be at war, in danger of war of in state of siege, except with the previous consent of the National Assembly. This consent shall not be required when, as a result of force majeure, consultati on with the National Assembly has appeared to be impossible.
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A delegation represented iEARN Suriname at their first iEARN International Conference, held in Tennessee, U.S.A. in July 1998. By attending this conference iEARN Suriname became an official member of the iEARN community and as such started to recruit participants, teachers and students, from other schools in Suriname.
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Giant otters, jaguars, black spider monkeys, giant armadillos and the endangered cock of the rock harpy eagle can all be found in Suriname's forests along with the okopipi blue poison dart frog which is found nowhere else but Suriname." These are but a few observations describing the vast amount of biodiversity in Suriname. Any attempt to destroy the land there would invariably harm these animals by taking away their homes and their sources of food (http://www.conservation.org/web/fieldact/regions/guianreg/Suriname.htm).
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