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Dutch, Sranan Tongo, Sarnami Hindustani, Javanese, Chinese | |
Religion | |
Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Kejawèn, Buddhism | |
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Asian Caribbean |
Asian Surinamese people or Surinamese people of Asian descent, are Surinamese people whose ancestry lies within the continent of Asia.
The results of a 2012 census in Suriname showed that of the 542,000 residents,[1] 27% are of Indian descent and 14% are Javanese. "Chinese" ethnicity was not recorded, instead being grouped in "Other", along with "Amerindian" and "White".[2] In the 2004 census, 1.8% were Chinese.[3]
8,775 Chinese of total 492,829 residents
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Indigenous | |
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African | |
Asian | |
European | |
South American |