Suriname

Americas · South America

Suriname

Republic of Suriname
Americas · South America · Capital: Paramaribo

Quick facts about Suriname

Official name	Republic of Suriname
Capital	Paramaribo
Continent & subregion	Americas · South America
Population	628,886 people (world rank 167)
Area	163,820 km²
Density	4 people/km²
Share of world population	0.008% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$3.5 billion
Urbanisation	65.8% urban population
Life expectancy	73.6 years
Currency	Surinamese dollar ($) — SRD
Languages	Dutch
Internet domain	`.sr`
Calling code	+597
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$5,522 · see world ranking
Internet Users	87.4% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	2.2 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	15.2 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	4 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	91.7% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Suriname did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Brazil French Guiana Guyana

The geographic position is roughly 4°, -56°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.