The Country

Geography:

Suriname lies on the northeast coast of South America, with Guyana to the west, French Guiana to the east, and Brazil to the south. The country is located between 53° to 58° western geographic longitude and 1° to 6° northern geographic latitude and has an area of 163.270 square kilometres (63.039 square miles). The latitude and longitude of the capital, Paramaribo, are about 55°09' W and 5°49' N.

National History:
Summary Narrative History

Key Dates:
1500		Yáńes Pinzón explored the coast of what is todays Suriname.
1593		Spain explored Suriname again.
1602		The Dutch began to settle the land, followed by the English.
1667		The English transferred sovereignty to the Dutch in 1667 (the Treaty of Breda) in exchange for New Amsterdam (New York).
1948		Dutch Guiana, the colony was integrated into the kingdom of the Netherlands.
25 November 1975		Suriname became independent from the Netherlands.
1980		A coup d'état brought military rule under the control of Lieut. Col. Dési Bouterse.
1991		Runaldo Venetiaan became president.
1992		A peace treaty was signed between the government and several guerrilla groups.
1996		Jules Wijdenbosch became president.
May 2000		Runaldo Venetiaan became president again.
January 2004		The government introduced a new currency, the Surinamese dollar.

 

Further National Information:
Yahoo Suriname Page

Columbus World Travel Guide - South America - Suriname

Governments on the WWW: Suriname

Civil Aircraft Registrations:
The registration prefix 'PZ-' is used from 1929 to present; eg:PZ-AAA to PZ-ZZZ.

Military Air Arms:
Air Force (Surinaamse Luchtmacht)

Central Government Agencies:
To be added.

Public Service Aviation:
To be added.

Commercial Aviation:
Inter Tropical Aviation

Surinam Airways

Private Aviation:
To be added

Aircraft Manufacturers:
None at present

Airports, Airfields and Air Bases:
Civil Airports and Airfields-
Albina AP (IATA code: ABN)

Awaradam AP (IATA code: AAJ)

Botopasie AP (IATA code: BTO)

Djoemoe AP (IATA code: DOE)

Drietabbetje AP (IATA code: DRJ)

Kasikasima AP (IATA code: KCB)

Ladouanie AP (IATA code: LDO)

Nieuw Nickerie AP (IATA code: ICK)

Moengo AP (IATA code: MOJ)

Paloemeu / Vincent Faiks AP (IATA code: OEM)

Paramaribo / Zorg en Hoop IAP (IATA code: ORG)

Paramaribo/Zandery / Johan Adolf Pengel  AP (IATA code: PBM)

Stoelmanseiland AP (IATA code: SMZ)

Totness AP (IATA code: TOT)

Wageningen AP (IATA code: AGI)

Washabo AP (IATA code: WSO)

Military Air Bases and Airfields-
Military Air Bases Listing

Aviation Museum:
None at present.

Aviation-Related Magazines:
None at present.

Aviation Bibliography:

Armed Forces of Latin America (Adrian English)