White Surinamese
Regions with significant populations | |
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Suriname, Netherlands, United States, Canada, Brazil, Guyana | |
Languages | |
Dutch, Sranan Tongo, Portuguese, English, French, German, Spanish, Polish, Yiddish, Hebrew | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Judaism, others | |
Related ethnic groups | |
White Caribbean, Dutch Surinamese, Portuguese Surinamese |
White Surinamese or European Surinamese are Surinamese people whose ancestry lies within the continent of Europe.
As of 2012, people of solely European descent are a small minority in Suriname, accounting for only 1,667 people or 0.3% of the country's population.[1] The largest European ethnic groups in Suriname are the Dutch and the Portuguese.[2]
See also
[edit]References and footnotes
[edit]- ^ "Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). UNSD. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-29. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ^ "CIA - The World Factbook -- Suriname". CIA. Retrieved 2013-05-13.