Americas · South America
Suriname
Republic of Suriname
CapitalParamaribo
Population639,850World Bank 2025
Area163,820 km²
CurrencySRD — Surinamese dollar
LanguagesDutch
Calling code+597
Time zones
GDPUSD 4.52B
GDP per capitaUSD 7.1K
Life expectancy73.8 years
Internet users87.4%
What this means
Suriname is in Americas (South America). About 639.9K people live there, or roughly 3.9 people per km². GDP per capita is around USD 7.1K, which helps compare living standards with other countries on YIMHO.
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Country facts: world-countries (MIT). Indicators: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).