Suriname: Statistics
People [1]
People
Population | 575,991 (2018) |
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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]
Other [3]
Technology
Airports | 55 (2013) |
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Cellular Telephones | 806,881 (2016 est.) |
Highways | 4,304 km (2003) |
Internet Users | 265,964 (2016 est.) |
Telephones | 89,030 (2016 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: 9/6/2019
- U.S. Energy Information Administration
- CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 12/5/2017