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Suriname: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 575,991 (2018)
Population Growth Rate 0.959 annual % (2018)
Age Dependency Ratio 51.691 % of working-age population (2018)
Urban Population 66.06 % of total (2018)
Infant Mortality Rate 16.9 per 1,000 live births (2018)
Life Expectancy at Birth 71.57 years (2018)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2018)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 1.821 billion kWh (2017) #136
Consumption 1.604 billion kWh (2017) #143
Exports 0 billion kWh (2017) #98
Imports 0 billion kWh (2017) #112
Renewable Electricity Generation 1.061 billion kWh (2017) #112

Oil

Ranking
Production 16.149 thousand bbl/day (2018) #84
Consumption 13.677 thousand bbl/day (2017) #147
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0.087 billion bbl (2019) #69

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #115
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #56
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #79

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 55 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 752,270 (2018 est.)
Highways 4,303 km (2003)
Internet Users 265,964 (2016 est.)
Telephones 88,098 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationNorthern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana
Total Area163,820 sq. km
Land Area156,000 sq. km
Water Area7,820 sq. km
Coastline386 km
Climatetropical; moderated by trade winds
Terrainmostly rolling hills; narrow coastal plain with swamps
Lowest Pointunnamed location in the coastal plain -2 m
Highest Point Juliana Top 1,230 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/6/2019
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020