Government1 (Suriname)
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     Member of:
         ACP, CARICOM (observer), ECLAC, FAO, GATT, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU,
         IFAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LAES, LORCS, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, UN,
         UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO
     Diplomatic representation:
         Ambassador Willem A. UDENHOUT; Chancery at Suite 108, 4301 Connecticut
         Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008; telephone (202) 244-7488 or 7490 through
         7492; there is a Surinamese Consulate General in Miami
       US:
         Ambassador John (Jack) P. LEONARD; Embassy at Dr. Sophie Redmonstraat 129,
         Paramaribo (mailing address is P. O. Box 1821, Paramaribo); telephone [597]
         472900, 477881, or 476459; FAX [597] 410025
     Flag:
         five horizontal bands of green (top, double width), white, red (quadruple
         width), white, and green (double width); there is a large yellow
         five-pointed star centered in the red band