Suriname
- Official Name:
- Republic of Suriname (Suriname)
- Area:
- 163.270 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 470.784 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 386 km
- Capital:
- Paramaribo
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Albina, Moengo, Nieuw Nickerie, Paramaribo,Paranam, Wageningen
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Political divisions:
- 10 districts (distrikten, singular - distrikt); Brokopondo, Commewijne, Coronie, Marowijne, Nickerie, Para, Paramaribo, Saramacca, Sipaliwini, Wanica
- Language(s):
- Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 25 November (1975)
- Nationality:
- Surinamer(s)
- Official time:
- UTC-3 .
- Member of:
- ACP, Caricom, CSN, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDB, IFAD, IFRCS, IHO (suspended), ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITU, ITUC, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OIC, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .sr
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Surinam dollar (SRD) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD7.100 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 1.398.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 5% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2001 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 13%
- Industry: 22%
- Services: 65%
- Labor force:
- 156.700 (2004 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2004):
-
- Agriculture 8%
- Industry: 14%
- Services 78%
- Unemployment rate:
- 9,5% (2004 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 9,5% (2005 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD392.600.000
- Expenditures: USD425.900.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- ND
- Exports:
- USD 881.000.000 FOB (2004 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Alumina, crude oil, lumber, shrimp and fish, rice, bananas
- Exports - Partners:
- Norway 24%, US 16,8%, Canada 16,4%, Belgium 9,8%, France 8,1%, UAE 7,5% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 750.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Capital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs, cotton, consumer goods
- Imports - partners:
- US 29,3%, Netherlands 17,5%, Trinidad and Tobago 12,7%, China 6,5%, Japan 5,2%, Brazil 4,3% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- ND
- Debt - external:
- USD 504.300.000 (2005 est.)
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