Suriname Geography

Country Name: Republic of Suriname

Capital City: Paramaribo

Population: 439,117 (July 2006)

Population Growth: 0.2% (2006 est.)

Currency: Surinam dollar (SRD)

Languages: Dutch (official), English (widely spoken)

Area: 163,270 sq km

Inflation Rate: 9.5% (2005 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 9.5% (2004)

Domain extension: .sr

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF SURINAME

Location:

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

Geographic Co-ordinates:

4 00 N, 56 00 W

Area - total:

163,270 sq km

Area - total:

163,270 sq km

Area - land:

161,470 sq km

Area - water:

1,800 sq km

Land Boundaries:

1,703 km

Border Countries:

Brazil 593 km, French Guiana 510 km, Guyana 600 km

Terrain:

mostly rolling hills; narrow coastal plain with swamps

Elevation - highest point:

Juliana Top 1,230 m

Elevation - lowest point:

unnamed location in the coastal plain -2 m

Natural Resources:

timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore

Arable Land:

0.36%

Permanent Crops:

0.06%

Other Land Use:

99.58% (2005)

Natural Hazards: