SURINAME

Skylar Haag
11/17/2014
English 6, Period 7

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Suriname is about the same size as Florida, but Florida has about 1.5 million
more people. Originally, Suriname was called the Republic of Suriname. Not very many
people want to go to Suriname, but there are many reasons why people should go.
Suriname should be one of the top countries on a global awareness list. Three reasons
to include Suriname on this list are their exports, markets, and the grit they had to stop
the gold rush.
The first reason to visit Suriname is for their exports. Suriname is about the
same size as Florida, but it is not as busy. Their main product is bauxite. Bauxite takes
up about 70% of the pie. 1 Even though bauxite takes up most of the pie that does not
mean that it is their main export, aluminum is their main export. They also produce gold,
oil, hardwood, bananas, and Red Bull. Exports in Suriname increased to 540.70 USD
Million in the second quarter of 2014. 2 Suriname exports many things, which is great.
The second reason you should go to Suriname is for their towns. All of the interior
in these towns are one of a kind. On the streets of these towns, there are people that
can help you with phone problems and sell any type of things for phones. These towns
are on the edges of the Anaula River. There is a traditional drink that is served at every
restaurant. This drink contains coconut water, lemon grass, and milk. Im a gunman
and a farmer. 3 Despite the fact that no one really knows about Suriname they are very
well governed.
The third reason to go to Suriname is to help them. There is a gold rush going on
in Suriname right now, and the gold miners are destroying the rainforests. On March 23,

(Suriname Exports)
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(Romero, 2014)
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2008, there was 100 grams of gold found. 4 The Maroons are the people that own the
land that the miners are working on. Since the gold mining is destroying rainforest,
animals are losing their homes. The monkey's shelter is well built in comparison to the
shacks where the miners live, proof that somebody in the camp really loves the little
guy. We need to be sending experienced workers over to Suriname so we can stop
these gold rushes.
To sum it up, this is why Suriname should be at the top of a global awareness
chart. Suriname exports many things, even though bauxite takes up 70% of their total
exports it does not mean that it is their most popular. In Suriname, their towns are filled
with hard working people, and they have worked so hard to make these towns the best
that they can possibly be. We should be sending people over to Suriname to help stop
the gold rushes, and be saving their amazing rainforests. This is why people should visit
Suriname because even though they do not have any luxurious sites, Suriname is a
place to see.

(Jongsma, 2014)

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