Suriname is a country on the north coast of South America with (2018) 576,000 residents; The capital is Paramaribo.
Country facts
- Official name: The Republic of Suriname
- License plate: SME
- ISO-3166: SR, SUR (740)
- Internet domain:.sr
- Currency: 1 Suriname dollar (SRD) = 100 cents
- Area: 163 820 km²
- Population (2018): 576,000
- Capital: Paramaribo
- Official language (s): Dutch
- Form of government: Presidential Republic
- Administrative division: 10 districts
- Head of State: President Chandrikapersad Santokhi (since July 16, 2020)
- Religion (s): Protestants, Hindus, Catholics, Muslims
- Time zone: Central European Time –4 hours
- National holiday: November 25th
Location and infrastructure
- Location (geographical): South America
- Location (coordinates): between 1 ° 50 ‘and 6 ° 07’ north latitude and 53 ° 59 ‘and 58 ° 02’ west longitude
- Climate: Tropical, hot and humid rainforest climate
- Highest mountain: Julianatop (1,280 m)
- Road network (2003): 1,120 km (paved), 3 185 km (unpaved)
Population
- Annual population growth (2020): 0.95%
- Birth rate (2020): 14.9 per 1,000 residents.
- Death rate (2020): 6.2 per 1,000 residents.
- Average age (2020): 31 years
- Average life expectancy (2020): 73.3 years (men 70.8; women 75.9)
- Age structure (2020): 23.4% younger than 15 years, 6.6% older than 65 years
- Literacy rate (15-year-olds and older) (2018): 94.4%
- Mobile phone contracts (pre-paid and post-paid) (2017): 141 per 100 residents
- Internet users (2017): 49 per 100 residents
Economy
- GDP per capita (2018): US $ 5,799
- Total GDP (2018): $ 3.427 billion
- GNI per capita (2018): US $ 5,210
- Education expenditure: n / a
- Military expenditure: n / a
- Unemployment rate (15 years and older) (2017): 8.1%
Central Suriname Nature Reserve (World Heritage)
The approximately 1.6 million hectare nature reserve comprises a huge region of untouched tropical rainforest with an impressive variety of plant and animal species, many of which are endemic. Over 6000 vascular plants are known. The area is also a habitat for jaguars, giant armadillos, giant river otters, tapirs, sloths and over 400 species of birds.
Central Suriname Nature Reserve: Facts
| Official title: | Central Suriname Nature Reserve |
| Natural monument: | Nature reserve with 16,000 km² of mostly tropical forest and the upper catchment area of the Coppename River; Mountain and lowland forests, high biodiversity, including approx. 6000 vascular plants as well as jaguars, giant armadillos, giant river otters, tapirs, sloths, eight species of primate and 400 species of birds |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | Suriname |
| Location: | Sipaliwini District |
| Appointment: | 2000 |
| Meaning: | Unique originality of the topography and ecosystems |
Old town of Paramaribo (World Heritage)
The historic city center of the capital, founded as a fort in the 17th century, is a testament to the mixing of European civilization and South American Indian culture, which is expressed in an independent wooden architecture.
Paramaribo Old Town: Facts
| Official title: | Historic downtown Paramaribo |
| Cultural monument: | Founded as a fort in 1667; former Dutch colonial town from the 17th and 18th centuries; approx. 250 outstanding monuments, including the presidential palace built in 1730; Testimony to the connection between Dutch architecture and the architecture of the South American Indians |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | Suriname |
| Location: | Paramaribo |
| Appointment: | 2002 |
| Meaning: | Unique example of the meeting of European and indigenous cultures during colonial rule |
