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Suriname: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 575,991 (2018)
Population Growth Rate 0.959 annual % (2018)
Age Dependency Ratio 50.078 % of working-age population (2017)
Urban Population 66.06 % of total (2018)
Infant Mortality Rate 16.9 per 1,000 live births (2018)
Life Expectancy at Birth 71.463 years (2017)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2017)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 2 billion kWh (2016) #134
Consumption 1.7 billion kWh (2016) #139
Exports 0 billion kWh (2016) #85
Imports 0 billion kWh (2016) #105
Renewable Electricity Generation 1.1 billion kWh (2016) #107

Oil

Ranking
Production 16 thousand bbl/day (2017) #81
Consumption 13 thousand bbl/day (2016) #147
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) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #114
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #56
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #78

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: 9/6/2019
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 12/5/2017