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Because it is the historic capital city of the country's English and then Dutch settlers is the reason why Paramaribo is Suriname's capital.

Specifically, Paramaribo began as a trading post established by the Dutch in the early seventeenth (17th) century. In 1630, the English became the dominant European influence. They designated Paramaribo as the colony's capital city in 1650. That status was retained when the Dutch resumed control of the subsequent Suriname in 1667.

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