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Suriname
Republic of Suriname
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Population
616,500
Capital
Paramaribo
Area
163,820 km²
Currency
SRD
Surinamese dollar
Statistics
Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.
GDP (current US$)
$4.42B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$6,962
as of 2024
Population
634,431
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
0.9%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
16.2%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
7.6%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
87.4%
as of 2023
Life expectancy at birth
73.76
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
5.4%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
2.9%
as of 2023
Urban population (% of total)
65.8%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
2.23
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
—
no data
Trade (% of GDP)
91.0%
as of 2010
Land area (km²)
160,508
as of 2023
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About Suriname
- Languages
- Dutch
- Currencies
- Surinamese dollar (SRD)
- Timezones
- UTC-03:00
- Demonym
- Surinamer
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- SR · SUR
- Map
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