Suriname

From Gothpoodle

• Population: 300,000
• Aspects: Stable, Third Wave

Suriname suffered from economic mismanagement early in the century, but has since managed slow, steady growth. Local society has long been notable for its rough balance between wildly variant religious traditions – Catholic, Hindu, Muslim, and Protestant elements are all significant in the population. In the early 2050s this mixture gave rise to a syncretic movement called Degeloven (from “De Gereformeerde Vereenigde Geloven,” roughly translated as “the Reformed Unified Faiths”). Degeloven borrowed religious ideas from all the faiths prevalent in Suriname, along with neo-paganism and a heavy dose of Transhumanist philosophy. The resulting memetic structure has caught on in many odd places. About 20% of the people of Suriname consider themselves followers, and there are several million in other countries as far away as Brazil and the United States.