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Suriname
Last update: 2025-08-04
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
Surinamese Dollar (SRD)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$505.75 (2023)
Inflation rate
51.59% (2023)
Unemployment rate
7.7% (2023)
Gini coefficient
39.2 (2022)
Area (sq. km)
Total area
163820
Land area
156000
Water area
7820
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Visa
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
80.62%
iOS
19.15%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+597
Internet domain
.sr
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
150 (2022)
Internet user penetration
66% (2021)
Fixed internet penetration
16% (2020)
General information
Сontinent
South America
Region
Latin America
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
SR
Capital
Paramaribo
Official language
Dutch
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
6.6
Beer
3.4
Wine
0.14
Spirits
2.87
Other alcohol
0.18
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
646758
Male population
320352
Female population
326406
Population growth rate
1.07% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
14.9 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
6.7 (2024)
Urbanization
66.4% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
C
Moody's
Caa3
Standard & Poors
SD
Current as of
2020
Age structure
0-14 years
22.5%
15-64 years
70%
65+ years
7.5%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Protestantism
Non-religious
7.5%
Not specified
3.2%
Current as of
2012
Last update: 2025-08-04