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Africa/Sao_Tome |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+0 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
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America/Paramaribo |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC-3 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
São Tomé and Príncipe is an island country in west-central Africa, consisting of the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe and the surrounding islets, with the capital, São Tomé, located in the northeastern part of São Tomé. Located on the Gulf of Guinea, about 200 kilometers from the African continent, the country was colonized by Portugal in the 15th century and became independent in 1975, with Portuguese as the official language and an economy based on agriculture (cocoa, palm oil) and tourism. It should be noted that "Java" is not a city or region of the country; Java is the main island of Indonesia, with cities such as Jakarta and Surabaya, and has nothing to do with São Tomé and Príncipe, possibly due to a confusion of names.
Lelydorp, the capital of Suriname's Wanica District, is located about 18 kilometers south of the capital Paramaribo and is one of Suriname's important satellite towns. Named after the Dutch water engineer Cornelis Lely, the town once developed as an agricultural and commercial center. Nowadays, Lelydorp is connected to the interior of Suriname by its convenient transportation location, and the surrounding area is dominated by banana and rice cultivation. The local market is full of multicultural characteristics, blending the living atmosphere of Suriname's Indian, Javanese and Creole communities, and is the epitome of experiencing the integration of urban and rural areas and multiculturalism in Suriname.