Guyana and Suriname (along with French Guiana and Trinidad and Tobago) share many geologic, cultural and historical similarities, as well as their distinct position as West Indian societies estranged from the rest of South America.

After the abolition of slavery, another wave of labor was brought in from Asia; mainly Indians to both countries, and Indonesians to Suriname alone.

[3] A maritime boundary dispute was resolved in 2007 under an arbitration by the United Nations International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

[1] MV Canawaima Ferry Service moves goods and people between South Drain and Moleson Creek.

[18] A bridge across the Corentyne River has been considered to enhance trade and economic relations as well as cultural exchange between the peoples of the two countries.

[21] Another large scale collaborative effort is the construction of a US$ 1billion offshore base to support oil drilling in the Guyana-Suriname basin.