| BACKGROUND |
| Official Name of the Country |
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| National Anthem |
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| National Day |
25 November |
| Capital City |
Paramaribo |
| Other Major Cities |
Koewarasan, De Nieuwe Grond, Lelydorp, Niew-Nickerie, Meerzorg, Marienburg |
| Official Language(s) |
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| GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE |
| Location and Geographic Coordinates |
| (4 00 N, 56 00 W) Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyanaor less rain. |
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| Total Area |
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| Total Land Area |
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| Total Water Area |
7,820 km² |
| Land Boundaries |
1,907 km |
| Border Countries |
3 border countries: Brazil (515 km); French Guiana (556 km); Guyana (836 km) |
| Coastline |
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| Climate and Weather |
Suriname has a tropical climate with dry and rainy seasons. The short rainy season falls during December and January. There is also a long rainy season, this takes place from April to July. Throughout the year the average daily temperature varies between 21 and 32°C. Suriname lies outside the hurricane zone so the most extreme weather condition is a heavy rain shower. |
| SOCIETY AND DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Nationality |
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| Human Development Index |
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| Human Development Index Rank |
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| Population, Total |
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| Growth Rate of Population, Annual |
0.84 Percent (2023) |
| Total Fertility Rate |
2.29 Births per Woman (2023) |
| Population Density, per km2 |
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| Adult Literacy Rate |
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| ECONOMY AND SECTORS |
| Rate of Exchange, per USD, End of Period |
| 36.75 National Currency Units (2023) |
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| GDP, Current Prices |
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| GDP per Capita (Current Prices) |
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| Government Expenditure on Education, % of GDP |
3.81 Percent (2021) |
| Current Health Expenditure, % of GDP |
5.68 Percent (2021) |
| Unemployment Rate, Ages 15+, Both Sexes |
7.75 Percent (2024) |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Inward Flows (Current Prices in Millions) |
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| ODA: Total, Net (Current Prices in Millions) |
55 USD (2022) |
| Merchandise Exports |
243,403,425 USD (2023) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners |
UAE, Belgium, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica |
| Merchandise Imports |
2,108,227,047 USD (2023) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners |
USA, Trinidad and Tobago, Netherlands, China, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports |
18,295,900 USD (2023) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners (in the OIC) |
UAE, Guyana, Bangladesh, Togo, Malaysia |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports |
70,742,371 USD (2023) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners (in the OIC) |
Türkiye, Guyana, Malaysia, Indonesia, UAE |
| Natural Resources |
Timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore |
| Main Agricultural Products |
Paddy rice; Bananas; Indigenous chicken meat; Plantains; Indigenous cattle meat |
| LOGISTIC |
| Time Zones |
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| Country Code |
597 |
| Electricity |
127 V / 230 V, A / B / C / F |
| Emergency Numbers |
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| Police |
999 |
| Ambulance |
933 |
| Fire |
977 |
| LINK |
| Presidency |
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| Prime Ministry |
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http://www.dna.sr |
| Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, & Fisheries |
http://lvv.gov.sr/ |
| Ministry of Finance |
http://www.gov.sr/ministerie-van-financi%C3%ABn.aspx |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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| Ministry of Labor & Technological Development |
http://www.gov.sr |
| Ministry of Minister of Education, Science & Culture |
http://www.gov.sr |
| Ministry of Natural Resources |
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| Ministry of Public Health |
http://www.health.gov.sr |
| National Statistical Office |
http://www.statistics-suriname.org |
| Central Bank / Monetary Authority |
https://www.cbvs.sr/ |
| Higher Education Authority |
http://www.gov.sr/ministerie-van-onderwijs-wetenschap-en-cultuur.aspx |
