SURINAM, the capital of the Dutch settlements in Guiana, situated on a river of the same name, in N. Lat. 6. 16. W. Long. 56. 0. It gives name to the country for 100 miles round; and stands on a river of the same name, which is navigable for 30 leagues up the country. Besides Surinam, there are seven or eight large towns, all rich and populous, and about 500 plantations. The colony is very flourishing, and carries on a considerable trade in sugar, tobacco, cotton, flax, dyeing woods, &c.