Suriname

Republic of Suriname

Latin America

Geography

Area: 163,820 sq km

Northeast coast of South America, between Guyana and French Guiana.

Population: 524,345    Annual Growth: 0.97%

Capital: Paramaribo

Urbanites: 75.6%

HDI Rank: 97 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Official language: Dutch. Trade language Sranan Tongo (a Dutch Creole)    Languages: 20 All languages