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Suriname

A former Dutch colony in South America, Suriname is a multiethnic parliamentary republic of Hindustanis, Creoles, Javanese and Maroons, with ethnically based parties, a legacy of the dictator Bouterse and an economy of gold, offshore oil and high debt.

Predominant spectrum
Center
Closest ideology
Constitutional Monarchism
Closest personality
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Flag: Suriname

Political topics

Profile across mindedfolk

  • Structure

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal28%
    Unitary72%
  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy76%
    Autocracy24%
  • Power

    Balanced
    Security46%
    Liberty54%
  • Immigration

    Leaning · Multiculturalism
    Assimilation35%
    Multiculturalism65%
  • Nationalism

    Leaning · Internationalist
    Internationalist69%
    Nationalist31%
  • Economy

    Balanced
    Public54%
    Private46%
  • Free market

    Balanced
    Planning51%
    Free market49%
  • Religion

    Leaning · Religious
    Irreligious35%
    Religious65%
  • Morality

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive40%
    Traditionalist60%
  • Technology

    Balanced
    Technology54%
    Biology46%

What sets Suriname apart

Most unusual position

Immigration

Leans further toward multiculturalism than 86% of the 325 countries and regimes in the catalog.

Country median 62Suriname 35

Of all the topics, Immigration is where it stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Free market

On Free market, it sits practically at the catalog median.

Country median 50Suriname 51

Here it shares common ground with most countries.