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Suriname: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 563,402 (2017)
Population Growth Rate 0.898 annual % (2017)
Age Dependency Ratio 50.078 % of working-age population (2017)
Urban Population 66 % of total (2017)
Infant Mortality Rate 17.8 per 1,000 live births (2016)
Life Expectancy at Birth 71.405 years (2016)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2017)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 2.2 billion kWh (2015) #132
Consumption 1.9 billion kWh (2015) #139
Exports 0 billion kWh (2015) #83
Imports 0 billion kWh (2015) #98
Renewable Electricity Generation 1.3 billion kWh (2015) #105

Oil

Ranking
Production 16 thousand bbl/day (2017) #79
Consumption 14 thousand bbl/day (2015) #142
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #76
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #110
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #47
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #71

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 55 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 806,881 (2016 est.)
Highways 4,304 km (2003)
Internet Users 265,964 (2016 est.)
Telephones 89,030 (2016 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: 7/6/2018
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 12/5/2017