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Region: South America

Capital: Paramaribo

Population: 609,569

Area Total: 163,270

Area Land: 161,470

Climate: Tropical, moderated by trade winds.
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Lelydorp 18,223 2020
Nieuw Nickerie 13,143 2020
Paramaribo 223,757 2020

Other Key Data
Region: South America
Population: 609,569
Area Total: 163,270km2
Area Land: 161,470km2
Coast Line: 386km
Capital: Paramaribo
Climate: Tropical, moderated by trade winds.
Languages: Dutch
English
Sranang Tongo
Hindustani
Javanese
Currency: 1 Surinamese guilder (Sf.$) = 100 cents
Holiday: Independence Day is 25 November (1975), Revolution Day is 25 February


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 77.70°F
July: °C / 78.50°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 86.7"


Boundaries
Guyana 600 km
Brazil 587 km


Ethnic Divisions
East Indian 37.00%
Creole 31.00%
Javanese 15.00%
"Maroons" 10.00%
Amerindian 2.00%
other 2.00%
Chinese 2.00%
Europeans 1.00%


Religions
Hindu 27.40%
Protestant 25.20%
Roman Catholic 22.80%
Muslim 19.60%
indigenous beliefs 5.00%

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