Golden said, Just last year alone, 710 police officers â¦ were assaulted in this state.. Golden relied on FBI data that does not include assaults on officers from New York City. Golden undercounted, but his point is not lost: The number of reported assaults on law enforcement officers is significant.
Suriname is a country in northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between French Guiana and Guyana. With an area of 163,820 kmÂ² Suriname is about four times the size of the Netherlands, or slightly larger than the U.S. state of Georgia. This page aims to give you a broad overview of Suriname's art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy and government.
Located in the continent of South America, Suriname covers 156,000 square kilometers of land and 7,820 square kilometers of water, making it the 92nd largest nation in the world with a total area of 163,820 square kilometers. Suriname became an independent state in 1975, after gaining its sovereignty from Spain. The population of Suriname is 560,157 (2012) and the nation has a density of 4 people per square kilometer. The currency of Suriname is the Surinam Dollar (SRD).