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___MASK24___ , officially the Federative Republic of ___MASK24___ , is the largest country in both South America and Latin America . As the world ' s fifth - largest country by both area and population , it is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas . Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east , ___MASK24___ has a coastline of . It borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile and covers 47 . 3 % of the continent ' s land area . Its Amazon River basin includes a vast tropical forest , home to diverse wildlife , a variety of ecological systems , and extensive natural resources spanning numerous protected habitats . This unique environmental heritage makes ___MASK24___ one of 17 megadiverse countries , and is the subject of significant global interest and debate regarding deforestation and environmental protection . Suriname ( or , also spelled Surinam ), officially known as the Republic of Suriname , is a sovereign state on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America . It is bordered by French Guiana to the east , Guyana to the west and ___MASK24___ to the south . At just under , it is the smallest country in South America . Suriname has a population of approximately 566 , 000 , most of whom live on the country ' s north coast , in and around the capital and largest city , ___MASK55___ . The National Democratic Party ( NDP ) ( Dutch : Nationale Democratische Partij ) is a political party in Suriname . It was founded on 4 July 1987 by then president of Suriname Dési Bouterse . In the Surinamese general election , 2015 the party scored 45 . 56 % of the vote and 26 of 51 seats in parliament . Millennium Combinatie , an alliance in which the party was the main component , won ten out of 51 parliamentary seats and took 15 % of the votes in the elections of 2000 . NDP chairman Bouterse was elected President of Suriname on 19 July 2010 , after he won the 2010 elections with his Mega Combination of which the NDP was the dominant party . NDP is known for their porn broadcasts in Suriname during their reign . Guyana ( pronounced or ), officially the Co - operative Republic of Guyana , is a sovereign state on the northern mainland of South America . It is , however , included in the ___MASK59___ Region due to its strong cultural , historical , and political ties with the ___MASK59___ Community ( CARICOM ). Guyana is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north , ___MASK24___ to the south and southwest , Suriname to the east and Venezuela to the west . With , Guyana is the fourth - smallest country on mainland South America after Uruguay , Suriname and French Guiana . South America is a continent located in the western hemisphere , mostly in the southern hemisphere , with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere . It is also considered a subcontinent of ___MASK28___ , which is the model used in nations that speak Romance languages . The reference to South America instead of other regions ( like Latin America or the Southern Cone ) has increased in the last decades due to changing geopolitical dynamics ( in particular , the rise of ___MASK24___ ). French Guiana ( pronounced or ), officially called Guiana , is an overseas department and region of ___MASK2___ , located on the north Atlantic coast of South America in the Guyanas . It borders ___MASK24___ to the east and south , and Suriname to the west . Its area has a very low population density of only 3 inhabitants per km , with half of its 244 , 118 inhabitants in 2013 living in the metropolitan area of Cayenne , its capital . By land area , it is the second largest region of ___MASK2___ and the largest outermost region within the European Union . Desiré ___MASK89___ " Dési " Bouterse ( born 13 October 1945 ) is a Surinamese politician who has been President of Suriname since 2010 . From 1980 to 1987 he was Suriname ' s " de facto " leader after conducting a military coup and establishing military rule . ___MASK55___ ( nickname : Par  bo ) is the capital and largest city of Suriname , located on the banks of the Suriname River in the ___MASK55___ District . ___MASK55___ has a population of roughly 240 , 000 people ( 2012 census ), almost half of Suriname ' s population . The historic inner city of ___MASK55___ has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002 .