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{{History of Suriname}}
The early '''history of [[Suriname]]''' dates from 3000 BCE when [[Native American (Americas)|Native American]]s first inhabited the area. The Dutch acquired Suriname from the English, and European settlement in any numbers dates from the 17th century, when it was a plantation colony utilizing slavery for sugar cultivation. With abolition in the late 19th century, planters sought labor from China, Madeira, India, and [[Indonesia]], which was also colonized by the Dutch. Dutch is Suriname's official language. Owing to its diverse population, it has also developed a [[creole language]], [[Sranan]].<ref>Albert Gastmann, "Suriname and the Dutch in the Caribbean" in ''Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture'' vol. 5, p. 189. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1996.</ref>
==Indigenous settlement==
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