SIBLINGS: Siblings are the children of the same parents. It is a convenient term meaning brothers and sisters. If you have two brothers and one sister, you have three siblings. SPOUSE: Another convenient term meaning husband or wife.
Bouterseâs father, Desi Bouterse, ruled Suriname after a coup and reclaimed power in 2010. The president, 69, in 1999 was convicted by a Dutch court of involvement in cocaine smuggling. Earlier this year, a Dutch court rejected his third bid to have the conviction overturned. A synagogue and mosque in Paramaribo, Suriname.
The Republic of Suriname is the smallest sovereign state in South America. The country is located in northern South America. It has an estimated population of 490,000. The countryâs name is believed to be derived from a Taino group called Surinen, who first inhabited the region.