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About Suriname in detail
Where is Suriname?
Suriname is looking on the map under the Coordinates 5 50 N 55 10 W otherwise in South America, in Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana.
What is the capital city of Suriname?
The capital city of Suriname is Paramaribo.
What is the time in Paramaribo?
It is 2 hours ahead of Washington, D.C. during Standard Time; the timezone of Paramaribo is UTC-3.
What is the Internet code for Suriname?
The Top Level Domain (TLD) for Suriname is: .sr
What is the size of Suriname?
The territory of Suriname is total: 163,820 sq km; land: 156,000 sq km, water: 7,820 sq km.
If we want to describe the size of the territory of Suriname is slightly larger than Georgia.
If we would like to walk around and discover Suriname, we can cover a total distance: 1,907 km.
What is the water coverage of Suriname?
We have already mentioned what percentage of Suriname is covered by water (see below), and this includes 386 km coastline.
What is the climate like in Suriname?
The climate of Suriname is tropical: moderated by trade winds.
Geographical data of Suriname
Suriname elevation; mean elevation: 246 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: unnamed location in the coastal plain -2 m, highest point: Juliana Top 1,230 m.
The specific geographical details of Suriname include mostly rolling hills; narrow coastal plain with swamps.
Suppose we would like to describe the countries location from a different perspective. In that case, it is safe to say, and easy to read from a map, Suriname is the smallest independent country on the 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.
Resources and land use of Suriname
The country’s main mined products are timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore. The population partly uses the earlier highlighted land territory and partly left in its natural state: agricultural land: 0.5%; arable land 0.4%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0.1%; forest: 94.6%; other: 4.9% (2011 estimate).
Population data of Suriname
The number of inhabitants of Suriname is 585,824 (July 2016 estimate).
If we examine the population distribution proportion, it is safe to say that the population is concentrated along the northern coastal strip; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated.
If we look at the proportion of the urbanized and barely populated areas, these are the figures: urban population: 66% of the total population (2015).
Most of the population in Suriname is concentrated in PARAMARIBO (capital) 234,000 (2014).
Ethnicity in Suriname
According to ethnicity details, the ethnic groups are Hindustani (also known locally as “East Indians”; their ancestors emigrated from northern India in the latter part of the 19th century) 37%, Creole (mixed white and black) 31%, Javanese 15%, “Maroons” (their African ancestors were brought to the country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and escaped to the interior) 10%, Amerindian 2%, Chinese 2%, white 1%, other 2%.
The spoken languages in Suriname are the following: Dutch (official language), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is the native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese.
What are the most important religions in Suriname?
According to this, during the general census, researchers examine the churches: Hindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), Roman Catholic 22.8%, Muslim 19.6%, indigenous beliefs 5%.
Further population data of Suriname
The proportion of gender and age tells a lot about the society as follows 0-14 years: 25.15% (male 75,088 / female 72,261) 15-24 years: 17.46% (male 52,129 / female 50,141) 25-54 years: 44.36% (male 132,334 / female 127,562) 55-64 years: 7.16% (male 20,564 / female 21,394) 65 years and over: 5.86% (male 14,848 / female 19,503) (2016 estimate). It also a significant factor in a society the population growth rate, which in the case of Suriname is 1.05% (2016 estimate).
The population growth rate is based on two elements, the birth and the death rate. In Suriname the birth rate is 16 births / 1,000 population (2016 estimate), the death rate 6.1 deaths / 1,000 population (2016 estimate).
In this day and age in developed societies, the first child borns later compared to the previous centuries and decades, so childbearing is extended. In Suriname, the average age of mothers at the first childbirth is N/A.
Although the children’s birth is postponed in the best-case scenario, the parents can still see their kids grow as life expectancy also extended. In the case of Suriname, these figures are. With the introduction of modern medicine, vaccinations, and the proper hygienic conditions, the infant mortality rate is in a steep decline. The infant mortality statistics in Suriname are the following: N/A. Relevant data is the budget of healthcare, which is in this country’s case is 5.7% of GDP (2014).
Economic data of Suriname
Suppose we would like to describe a country, we also have to mention its economy; The economy is dominated by the mining industry, with exports of oil, gold, and alumina accounting for about 85% of exports and 27% of government revenues, making the economy highly vulnerable to mineral price volatility. Economic growth declined annually from just under 5% in 2012 to -7% in 2016. In January 2011, the government devalued the currency by 20% and raised taxes to reduce the budget deficit. As a result of these measures, inflation receded to less than 4% in 20Suriname’s economic prospects for the medium term will depend on continued commitment to responsible monetary and fiscal policies and the introduction of structural reforms to liberalize markets and promote competition. The government’s reliance on rev.
GDP is a prominent figure, as all the relevant calculations and statistics are based on it. GDP in Suriname is $4.137 billion (2015 estimate).
Another important indicator is the rate of GDP growth, which in Suriname is -7% (2016 estimate) -0.3% (2015 estimate) 1.8% (2014 estimate).
These statistics affect the world economy; remember, in 2015, the Chinese real GDP growth rate was worse than expected; The world markets fall, and the Chinese stock exchange was temporarily suspended.
A further major factor of a country’s economy, the GDP per capita. In Suriname this is $15,200 (2016 estimate) $16,500 (2015 estimate) $16,500 (2014 estimate).
In the economy, the Trinity is in common places, such as agriculture, industry, and services.
What are the agricultural products Suriname produces?
Suriname’s main agricultural products are rice, bananas, palm kernels, coconuts, plantains, peanuts, beef, chickens, shrimp, forest products.
The essential segments are bauxite and gold mining, alumina production, oil, lumbering, food processing, and fishing.
Drinking water source in Suriname
It is essential to mention that – thanks to the development of the infrastructure -, the rate of potable water improved: urban: 98.1% of the population, rural: 88.4% of the population, total: 94.8% of the population. Unimproved: urban: 1.9% of the people, rural: 11.6% of the population, total: 5.2% of the population (2015 estimate).
The average number of childbirth in Suriname
In Suriname, the average delivery number is 1.95 children born / woman (2016 estimate).
Population, median age, migration, and citizenship in Suriname
The population’s average age is 29.5 years; male: 29.1 years, female: 29.9 years (2016 estimate). The age of adulthood varies in every country of the world in Suriname; it is 18 years of age, universal.
When we are experiencing an unprecedented scale of migration and globalization, it is an important factor in the number of new immigrants. In Suriname is 0.6 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2016 estimate). It is important to know how to apply for citizenship: citizenship by birth: no. Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Suriname. Dual citizenship recognized: no—residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years.
Is Suriname a safe destination? Healthcare services and infectious diseases in Suriname
Many of the travelers are looking into the healthcare services and infectious diseases of their destinations. In Suriname, the hospital beds’ density is 3.1 beds / 1,000 population (2010).
According to the WHO rating regarding Suriname’s contagious diseases, the degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria. Note: active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses a significant risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016).
However, HIV is not curable but maintainable. Let’s do not forget when the disease surfaced; it was a world threatening condition. Unfortunately, in some countries, it is still very high the number of infected patients and fatalities due to the disease.
In Suriname, the number of HIV/AIDS deaths: N/A.
Regarding tourism obesity, not an important issue, but we have to mention health statistics, as it is the plague of the 20th and the 21st century. The rate of obese adults in Suriname is 26.1% (2014).
What are the natural hazards in Suriname? Is there any?
The most known natural risk in Suriname is N/A.
More interesting facts about Suriname
A few words about the past, as every country and society, is connected to its history; First explored by the Spaniards in the 16th century and then settled by the English in the mid-17th century, Suriname became a Dutch colony in 1667. With the abolition of African slavery in 1863, workers were brought in from India and Java. The Netherlands granted the colony independence in 1975. Five years later, the civilian government was replaced by a military regime that soon declared a socialist republic. It continued to exert control through a succession of nominally civilian administrations until 1987 when international pressure finally forced a democratic election. In 1990, the military overthrew the civilian leadership, but a democratically elected government – a four-party coalition – returned to power in 1991. The partnership expanded to eight parties in 2005 and ruled until August 2010, when voters returned former military leader Desire BOUTERSE and his opposition coalition to power. President BOUTERSE was re-elected unopposed in 2015.
In every nation’s memory, some cornerstones placed the country on the timeline of history. The date of declaration of independence of Suriname: 25 November 1975 (from the Netherlands).
The flag and other symbols of Suriname
The colors, symbols, and animals on the flag usually have a historical background or an important milestone or memory of the nation.
This case is not an exception either; five horizontal bands of green (top, double-width), white, red (quadruple width), white, and green (double-width); a large, yellow, five-pointed star is centered in the red band; red stands for progress and love; green symbolizes hope and fertility; white signifies peace, justice, and freedom; the star represents the unity of all ethnic groups; from its yellow light, the nation draws strength to bear sacrifices patiently while working toward a golden future.
Apart from the flag, the symbol of national unity is the national anthem. The anthem’s primary purpose is to share the nation’s core values, endeavors, and patriotic feelings.
National symbols of Suriname: royal palm, faya lobi (flower); national colors: green, white, red, yellow.
Constitution of Suriname
The existence of the nation is based on the constitution. Some constitutions knew worldwide, like the U.S. Constitution that was accepted on the 17th of September 1787, in Philadelphia, the United States of America’s Constitution.
It is not related to the declaration of independence that was stolen by Nicolas Cage in the movie National Treasure 🙂
What is the legal system of Suriname?
Most of the time, the legal system of a country is the focus of lawyers. It is a common fact that there are two main approaches in the world, “the law in books” and “the law in action.”
In the Anglo-Saxon world, the practice is the “law in action,” while in the rest of the world, the law is based on Roman law, the “law in books.”
Suriname’s legal system is a civil law system influenced by Dutch civil law; note – the Commissie Nieuw Surinaamse Burgerlijk Wetboek completed drafting a new civil code in February 2009.
It was Aristotle who founded the Theory of 3 separations of powers. In his view, these are the council of public affairs, the magistrates, and the justice system. The age of enlightenment was the time when terminologies have defined the way we still use them. In most democratic countries, the three authorities separated from each other. In dictatorships, the rules usually interweaved in one hand.
About the legislative branch of Suriname, we can highlight the following structures unicameral National Assembly or Nationale Assemblee (51 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms).
About the unemployment rate, labor force, and poverty line in Suriname
One of the major problems of the 21st-century economy is unemployment. Governments are struggling to maintain a low level of the unemployment rate. Still, as a result of automation, the cheap 3rd world labor, and the outsourcing of workflow, these attempts fail. In Suriname, the labor force is 165,600 (2007 estimate). Please bear in mind that the population in Suriname is total: 25.3 deaths / 1,000 live births; male: 29.5 deaths / 1,000 live births, female: 20.9 deaths / 1,000 live births (2016 estimate) – as we already mentioned above.
The rate of unemployment in Suriname is 8.9% (2014 estimate).
Widely known that the gap between the rich and poor is widening on an enormous scale.
According to the 2017 shocking Oxfam report, the most affluent eight people’s fortune is equal to the wealth of the poorest half of the world’s population.
In Suriname, the households’ income and consumption compared to the entire population: lowest 10%: N/A% highest 10%: N/A%.
Another widely used indicator is the so-called GINI index, which measures the inequalities of statistical dispersion, but is mainly used for measuring the sharing of income and fortune.
The GINI index was named after its founder Corrado Gini, an Italian economist. Gini index has grades between 0-1, but often it is used on a percentage basis. It is 0 if the examined criteria territorial distribution is equal. It is one of the criteria concentrated on the territory. In Suriname, the GINI index is N/A.
The states usually set up a poverty line, which is more or less, is a subjective measure. It varies by country; its base is often the minimum pension, the incomes of the most deficient 20 percent, the X percent of income per capita Etc.
In Suriname, the poverty line people are the lowest 10%: N/A% highest 10%: N/A%.
About the budget and central governments debt of Suriname
The available budget mainly defines the state’s economy. Suriname’s budget is; revenues: $469.9 million, expenditures: $664.3 million (2016 estimate). Taxes and other revenues are 11.4% of GDP (2016 estimate).
The budget deficit (Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)) is N/A.
The fiscal year in Suriname is the calendar year.
In the country’s economy, we have to consider the public debt. Public debt is the consolidated sum of the state’s local, federal, and central government debt.
Inflation rate and prime lending rate in Suriname
A few further interesting and relevant economic data are the following; Inflation rate: 39% (2016 estimate), 3% (2015 estimate), and the rate of the Commercial bank prime lending rate: 13.6% (31 December 2016 estimate).
Export/import partners and data of Suriname
Suriname, with the export of products, industrial tools, and other services, generates revenue. The export value in Suriname is: $1.699 billion (2016 estimate), $1.666 billion (2015 estimate). The total revenue of these activities: alumina, gold, crude oil, lumber, shrimp and fish, rice, bananas.
The most important export partners of Suriname are the Switzerland 21.8%, UAE 14.5%, India 13.9%, Belgium 9.7%, US 8.9%, France 8.1%, Canada 6.6% (2015).
The most important imported products are capital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs, cotton, consumer goods, and the countries from where the import is coming: US 26.8%, Netherlands 14.3%, China 12.2%, Trinidad and Tobago 7.4%, Japan 4.8% (2015).
Renewable energies used in Suriname
To suppress the pollution of the environment, renewable energies have to replace the fossil energy. The more the proportion of renewable energies in a country means more effort against pollution. Suriname, the indicator of how much of the country’s produced energy is coming from the hydroelectric source, is 45.9% of total installed capacity (2012 estimate).
To indicate how much another renewable energy produced is 0% of total installed capacity (2012 estimate).
Telecommunication data of Suriname, calling code
To maintain the economy, the development of a reliable and modern telecommunications infrastructure is crucial. We can say the following about Suriname; international facilities are good. Domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity 185 telephones per 100 persons; microwave radio relay network. International: country code – 597; satellite earth stations – 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015).
Transport infrastructure in Suriname
In the 21st century, we often say that the world has become small and there are no distances anymore. With widespread air travel when (sometimes) there are no visa restrictions, it is easy to reach other countries, but if the distance is not too long, we can also use railway or water transportation.
The number of airports in Suriname: 55 (2013), and the number of heliports: N/A.
The total length of the Suriname roadways: total: 4,304 km, paved: 1,130 km, unpaved: 3,174 km (2003).
The total length of the Suriname waterways is 1,200 km (most navigable by ships with drafts up to 7 m) (2011).
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Facts & data about Suriname
Name of the country: conventional long way: the Republic of Suriname, traditional short form: Suriname, local long form: Republiek Suriname, local short state: Suriname, former: Netherlands Guiana, Dutch Guiana, etymology: the name may derive from the indigenous “Surinen” people who inhabited the area at the time of European contact.
| Abbreviation: Suriname | Geographic coordinates: 4 00 N, 56 00 W |
Country Location: South America |
| Capital of Suriname: Paramaribo | GPS of the Capital: 5 50 N 55 10 W |
Position: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana |
| Land area: total: 163,820 sq km; land: 156,000 sq km, water: 7,820 sq km | Terrain: mostly rolling hills; narrow coastal plain with swamps |
Area comparative: slightly larger than Georgia |
| Population: 585,824 (July 2016 estimate) | Population grow rate: 1.05% (2016 estimate) | Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s) / female, 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s) / female, 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s) / female, 25-54 years: 1.04 male(s) / female, 55-64 years: 0.96 male(s) / female, 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s) / female, total population: 1.01 male(s) / female (2016 estimate) |
| Exports: $1.699 billion (2016 estimate), $1.666 billion (2015 estimate) | Imports: $1.914 billion (2016 estimate), $1.973 billion (2015 estimate) | Import partners: US 26.8%, Netherlands 14.3%, China 12.2%, Trinidad and Tobago 7.4%, Japan 4.8% (2015) |
| Urbanization: urban population: 66% of the total population (2015) | Major urban area(s): PARAMARIBO (capital) 234,000 (2014) | Median age: total: 29.5 years; male: 29.1 years, female: 29.9 years (2016 estimate) |
| Internet users: total: 248,000. Percent of the population: 42.8% (July 2015 estimate) | Telephones (fixed-lines): total subscriptions: 85,000. Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 15 (July 2015 estimate) | Telephones (mobile, cellular): total: 991,000. Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 171 (July 2015 estimate) |
| Unemployment rate: 8.9% (2014 estimate) | Nationality: Surinamer(s) adjective: Surinamese | National holidays: Independence Day, 25 November (1975) |
| Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.2 years. Male: 69.8 years, female: 74.8 years (2016 estimate) | Total fertility rate: 1.95 children born / woman (2016 estimate) | Birthrate: 16 births / 1,000 population (2016 estimate) |
| Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write. Total population: 95.6%; male: 96.1%, female: 95% (2015 estimate) | Legal system: civil law system influenced by Dutch civil law; note – the Commissie Nieuw Surinaamse Burgerlijk Wetboek completed drafting a new civil code in February 2009 | Suffrage: 18 years of age, universal |
| Industries: bauxite and gold mining, alumina production; oil, lumbering, food processing, fishing | Industrial production growth rate: -2% (2016 estimate) | GDP real growth rate: -7% (2016 estimate) -0.3% (2015 estimate) 1.8% (2014 estimate) |
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