 Suriname
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
4 00 N, 56 00 W |
| Area |
total: 163,270 sq km land: 161,470 sq km water: 1,800 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical; moderated by trade winds |
| Terrain |
mostly rolling hills; narrow coastal plain with swamps |
| Population |
470,784 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese |
| Imports |
capital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs, cotton, consumer goods |
| Exports |
alumina, crude oil, lumber, shrimp and fish, rice, bananas |
| Hazards |
NA |
| Resources |
timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore |
| Geography |
smallest independent country on South American continent; mostly tropical rain forest; great diversity of flora and fauna that, for the most part, is increasingly threatened by new development; relatively small population, mostly along the coast |
| Nationality |
noun: Surinamer(s) adjective: Surinamese |
| Capital |
name: Paramaribo geographic coordinates: 5 50 N, 55 10 W time difference: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.sr |
| Internet Users |
30,000 (2005) |
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