Suriname: Statistics
People [1]
People
Population | 581,363 (2019) |
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Population Growth Rate | 0.929 annual % (2019) |
Age Dependency Ratio | 51.348 % of working-age population (2019) |
Urban Population | 66.095 % of total (2019) |
Infant Mortality Rate | 16.1 per 1,000 live births (2019) |
Life Expectancy at Birth | 71.57 years (2018) |
Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2019)
Energy [2]
Other [3]
Technology
Airports | 55 (2013) |
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Cellular Telephones | 752,270 (2018 est.) |
Highways | 4,303 km (2003) |
Internet Users | 265,964 (2016 est.) |
Telephones | 88,098 (2018 est.) |
Geography & Environment
Location | Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana |
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Total Area | 163,820 sq. km |
Land Area | 156,000 sq. km |
Water Area | 7,820 sq. km |
Coastline | 386 km |
Climate | tropical; moderated by trade winds |
Terrain | mostly rolling hills; narrow coastal plain with swamps |
Lowest Point | unnamed location in the coastal plain -2 m |
Highest Point | Juliana Top 1,230 m |
Sources
- The World Bank Date Accessed: 1/31/2021
- U.S. Energy Information Administration
- CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020