White Surinamese
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White Surinamese or European Surinamese are Surinamese people whose ancestry lies within the continent of Europe.
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Suriname, Netherlands, United States, Canada, Brazil, Guyana | |
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Dutch, Sranan Tongo, Portuguese, English, French, German, Spanish, Polish, Yiddish, Hebrew | |
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Christianity, Judaism, others | |
Related ethnic groups | |
White Caribbean, Dutch Surinamese, Portuguese Surinamese |
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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]