SURINAME
Official name: SURINAME
Date of membership: 27 July 1979
Capital: Paramaribo
Government
Administrative divisions: 10 districts (distrikten, singular – district): Brokopondo, Commewijne, Coronie, Marowijne, Nickerie, Para, Paramaribo, Saramacca, Sipaliwini, Wanica.
Independence: 25 November 1975 (from Netherlands)
Constitution: Ratified 30 September 1987
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch: Chief of State: President Desire Delano Bouterse (since 12 August 2010)
Note: The president is both the chief of state and head of government.
Legislative branch: Unicameral National Assembly or Nationale Assemblee (51 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms).
Judicial branch: Cantonal Courts and a Court of Justice as an appellate court (justices are nominated for life).
Internet country code: .sr
Official Portal Web: http://www.kabinet.sr.org/
http://www.plos.sr/
Geography
Location: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana.
Area: 163,270 sq km
Land boundaries: 1,707 km
Border countries: Brazil 597 km, French Guiana 510 km, Guyana 600 km
Coastline: 386 km
Natural resources: Timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore.
Environment - international agreements: Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands Signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements.
Economic indicators
|
Total at current prices |
3068 |
Millions USD |
2017 |
|
Per capita at current prices |
5446 |
USD |
2017 |
|
Growth rate per capita |
0.8 |
% |
2017 |
|
Country share in regional GDP |
0.1 |
% |
2017 |
|
Imports of goods |
-38.4 |
% |
2017 |
|
Exports of goods |
52.5 |
% |
2016 |
Source: Suriname: Economic National Profile. CEPALSTAT. Databases
and Statistical Publications. ECLAC. On line. Inquiry: July 07, 2019.
Socio-demographic indicators
|
Total population |
573 |
(000) |
2019 |
|
Life expectancy |
72 |
Years |
2015-2020 |
|
Women |
75 |
Years |
2015-2020 |
|
Men |
68 |
Years |
2015-2020 |
|
Public health expenditure |
6.5 |
% |
2015 |
|
Literacy rate for persons between |
97.7 |
% |
2012 |
|
Net rate of enrolment in |
91.4 |
% |
2014 |
|
Net rate of enrolment in |
58.6 |
% |
2015 |
|
Public expenditure on education |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
Gini Coefficient |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
Unemployment |
14.0 |
% |
1999 |
Source: Suriname: National Socio-Demographic Profile. CEPALSTAT.
Data Bases and Statistical Publications. ECLAC. On line. Inquiry:
July 07, 2019. NA= No data available.
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), Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese.
