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Suriname

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Background :

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 slavery in 1863, workers were brought in from India and Java. Independence from the Netherlands was granted 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 New Front coalition - returned to power in 1991 and has ruled since; the coalition expanded to eight parties in 2005. 

Location :

Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

4 00 N, 56 00 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -58.09
North 6.00
East -53.98
South 1.83

Area :

total 163 820 square km
land 156 000 square km
water 7 820 square km

Land boundaries :

total 1 703 km
Brazil (br) 593 km
French Guiana 510 km
Guyana (gy) 600 km

Coastline :

386.00 km

Climate :

tropical; moderated by trade winds 

Terrain :

mostly rolling hills; narrow coastal plain with swamps 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 2 metres
highest point 1 230 metres

Natural resources :

and bauxite
fish gold
hydropower kaolin
shrimp timber

Land use :

arable land 0.36 %
permanent crops 0.06 %
other 99.58 %

Irrigated land :

510 square km

current issues :

deforestation as timber is cut for export; pollution of inland waterways by small-scale mining activities 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Law of the Sea
Marine Dumping Ozone Layer Protection
Ship Pollution Tropical Timber 94
Wetlands Whaling

Population :

481 267 

Indicators :

Growth rate 1.10 %
Birth rate 16.80 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 1.99 children born/woman
Death rate 5.51 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate -0.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 27.10 %
15-64 years 66.60 %
65 years and over 6.30 %

Median age :

total 27.90 years
male 27.50 years
female 28.30 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.76 male(s)/female
total population 0.99 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 18.81 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 73.73 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 71.00 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 76.65 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 2.40 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 6 800
HIV-AIDS deaths 500

Religions :

Hindu 27.40 %
Protestant 25.20 %
Roman Catholic 22.80 %
Muslim 19.60 %
indigenous beliefs 5.00 %

Languages :

Dutch  
English  
Sranang Tongo  
Caribbean Hindustani  
Javanese  

Literacy :

total population 89.60 %
male 92.00 %
female 87.20 %

Country name :

conventional long form Republic of Suriname
conventional short form Suriname
local long form Republiek Suriname
local short form Suriname
former Netherlands Guiana, Dutch Guiana

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 SR
ISO Numeric 740
ISO3 SUR
FIPS NS
ccTLD sr
English Suriname

Administrative divisions :

10 districts (distrikten, singular - distrikt); Brokopondo, Commewijne, Coronie, Marowijne, Nickerie, Para, Paramaribo, Saramacca, Sipaliwini, Wanica 

Capital :

name Paramaribo
geographic coordinates 5 50 N, 55 10 W
time difference -3.00

International organization participation :

ACP AOSIS
Caricom FAO
G-77 IADB
IBRD ICAO
ICCt ICRM
IDB IFAD
IFRCS IHO
ILO IMF
IMO IOC
IPU ISO (correspondent)
ITU ITUC
Interpol LAES
MIGA NAM
OAS OIC
OPANAL OPCW
PCA PetroCaribe
UN UNASUR
UNCTAD UNESCO
UNIDO UPU
WFTU WHO
WIPO WMO
WTO

Independence :

1975-11-25 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1975-11-25

Executive branch :

President Runaldo Ronald VENETIAAN

Legislative branch :

NF 39.70 %
NDP 22.20 %
VVV 13.80 %
A-Com 7.20 %
other 11.20 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 4 182 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 3 147 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -2.20 %
PPP - per capita 8 800 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 10.80 %
industry 24.40 %
services 64.80 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 8.00 %
industry 14.00 %
services 78.00 %

Other Indicators :

Unemployment rate 9.50 %
Population below poverty line 70.00 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 6.40 %
Current account balance 24 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 263 300 000 $
Debt external 504 300 000 $
Military expenditures 0.60 % of GDP

Budget :

revenues 392 600 000 $
expenditures 425 900 000 $

Agriculture - products :

bananas beef
coconuts forest
paddy rice palm kernels
peanuts plantains
poultry shrimp

Industries :

alumina production bauxite and gold mining
fishing food processing
lumbering oil

Energy :

Electricity Production 1 605 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 1 467 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 15 280 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 14 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 4 308 bbl/day
Oil Imports 6 296 bbl/day
Oil Proved reserves 79 600 000 bbl

Value :

1 391 000 000 $

Partners :

Canada (ca) 36.10 %
Belgium (be) 12.50 %
Norway (no) 12.40 %
UAE 8.90 %
United States (us) 7.70 %

Commodities :

alumina bananas
crude oil gold
rice shrimp and fish
timber

Value :

1 297 000 000 $

Commodities :

capital equipment consumer products
cotton foodstuffs
petroleum

Currency-name :

Surinam dollar 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 81 500
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 416 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 13
Television broadcast stations 3
Internet Country code (ccTLD) sr
Internet Hosts 162
Internet Users 50 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 5
Pipelines - oil 50 km
Roadways - total 4 304 km
Roadways - paved 1 130 km
Roadways - unpaved 3 174 km
Waterways 1 200 km

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