Since the Dutch colonized the country, Dutch is the official language of Suriname.
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Fun Fact: Founder of the Mennonites
While the Mennonites share similar attributes as the Amish, both faiths originated from anabaptists but they did not split from one another. Mennonites get their name from Menno Simons, a 16th century Dutch Protestant leader and former Catholic priest before the Amish existed.
Fun Fact: Guess Who Inventor’s Childhood Friend
Theo Coster was a Dutch co-creator of the Guess Who board game. He was actually the childhood friend and schoolmate of Anne Frank.
Fun Fact: The Dutch Airliner With The Crazy Long Name
One of the most notable Dutch airliners, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is legally known as Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. In the Netherlands.
Fun Fact: The Peach Tree War
During the settlement of New Sweden (present-day Delaware) a European immigrant had murdered a Native American woman picking peaches and started The Peachtree War. While the war was nominally started in the defense of a murder, it was more of a war against the Netherlands who had conquered New Sweden, whom had protected the Native…