Suriname
Basic Information
Official name: Republic of Suriname
Native name: Suriname
Population: 586,634
Area: 163,820 km²
Region: Americas
Sub Region: South America
Capital: Paramaribo
Coordinates: 4°, -56°
Landlocked: No
Political & Administrative
UN Member: Yes
Independent: Yes
Status: officially-assigned
ISO Code (Alpha-2): SR
ISO Code (Alpha-3): SUR
Olympic Code: SUR
FIFA Code: SUR
Top level domain: .sr
Start of week: monday
Currencies
Surinamese dollar ($) - SRD
Languages
Dutch (nld)
Timezones
UTC-03:00
Continents
South America
Demonyms
eng: Surinamer/Surinamerfra: Surinamais/Surinamaise
GINI Index
1999: 57.9
Driving
Side: leftSign: SME
International Dialing
+597
Coat of Arms
Border Countries: