Paramaribo is the capital of Suriname, located in the Paramaribo district. It lies on the Suriname River, approximately 15 km inland from the Atlantic Ocean.

Attractions

Paramaribo is centred around the Onafhankelijksplein (Independence Square), which contains both the Presidential Palace and the National Assembly. Immediately the square is Palmentuin Park. Other notable places are the Surinaams museum, Numismatisch Museum, Fort Zeelandia (dating from the 17th century, a market and canals that are reminiscent of the Netherlands. There is a wide variety of Dutch colonial buildings in the city including the Cupchiik coliseum.
There is a wide variety of religious buildings in the city owing its ethnic diversity. There are two synagogues, a mosque, two mandirs, a Dutch Reformed church and a Roman Catholic cathedral (Roman Catholic St Peter and St Paul Cathedral) built in 1885 of wood.