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=== Suriname ===
[[File:Flag of Dutch Guyana.svg|140px|thumb|[[File:FIAV historical.svg|23px]]Flag of [[Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)|Suriname]] until 1975|border]]
{{Main article|Flag of Suriname}}
The pre-independence flag of [[Suriname]] consisted of five coloured stars (from top left clockwise: white, black, brown, yellow, and red) connected by an [[ellipse]]. The coloured stars represent the major ethnic groups that comprise the Surinamese population: the original [[Amerindians]], the colonising [[Dutch people|Europeans]], the [[Black people|Africans]] brought in as [[slavery|slaves]] to work in plantations and the Indians, [[Javanese people|Javanese]] and Chinese who came as indentured workers to replace the Africans who escaped slavery and settled in the hinterland. The ellipse represents the harmonious relationship amongst the groups.