Suriname Country Info - South America

Description and Basic Information

Suriname with its capital Paramaribo is located in South America (Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean). It covers some 163,271 square kilometres (slightly larger than Georgia) with 475,000 citizens. Dutch, English and Javanese are languages spoken by the majority in Suriname (consider regional differences). Guyana, Brazil and French Guiana are bordering countries.

Surinameformerly the colony of Netherlands Guiana or Dutch Guiana, is a country in Northern South America. With almost a third of the country being declared national reserves, Suriname's main tourist attraction are its vast natural lands and the diversity of flora and fauna in them. Head to the beaches of Galibi and Albina to witness the impressive breeding process of large Leatherback sea turtles, or book a helicopter ride to one of the more remote beaches to see the same, with fewer people around. Spot river dolphins on the way and see the typical mangrove forests between the ocean and the rain forests.

Pictures from Capital (Paramaribo)

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About Suriname

The terrain offers mostly rolling hills having narrow coastal plain with swamps. The average density of population is about 2 per km². The climate in Suriname can be described as tropical with moderated by trade winds. Possible natural disasters include NA.

To reach someone in Suriname dial +597 prior to a number. There are 83,700 installed telephones. And there are 763,900 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".sr". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 127V - 60Hz. The following list are the 10 regions/states in Suriname we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Surinamese population grew at a rate of 1.11% (or by 5,392 citizens). With 2,691 deaths and 8,083 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 1.11%. 0 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Suriname: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.