Suriname
Brief information
General Information
Official Name: The Republic of Suriname
Short Name: SR
Continent: South America
Codes
Calling Code: +597
ISO3: SUR
Capital City: Paramaribo
Domain: .sr
Statistics
Area(Sqre/KM): 156000 SqKM
Population: About 586632 as of 2025
Population Density: 3.76
Population By Religion: Christian 52% Hindu 22% Islam 14%
No of Mobiles: 136
No of Telephone: 14
GDP Per Capita: 4800
GDP Total: 2.9 Billion
Politics
Nationality: Surinamese
President: Chan Santokhi (President)
Prime Minister: Chan Santokhi (President)
Independence Day: November 25
Travel
Currency: Dollar
Latitude: 3.919305
Longitude: -56.027783
Driving Side: Left
Language
Languages: Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese
National Language: Dutch