What are two of Suriname's trivia facts?

Answer 1

That it is South America's smallest sovereign state and that its cultural heritage is predominantly Asian are two of Suriname's trivia facts.

Specifically, Suriname is South America's smallest independent country both in terms of total area and of total population. It also is one of only two South American countries where the official language does not belong to the Romance linguistic family that includes such major languages as French, Italian and Portuguese. Additionally, Dutch language speaking colonizers are not only responsible for Suriname's official language but also for the predominantly Asian cultural heritage of the country's people. In fact, much of Suriname's development as a colony is due to the contract work of imported laborers from India and the Indonesian island of Java.