Area 163,265 sq km (63,037 sq mi)
Poplation 435,000
Capital city Paramaribo (547,000)
Government Multiparty republic
Ethnic Groups: Hindustani/East Indian 37% Creole (mixed) White and Black) 31%, Javanese 15%, Black 10%, Amerindian 2%, Chinese 2%, others
Language Dutch (official) Sranang Tonga
Religions Hiduism 27%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 23%, Islam 20%
Currency surinamese guilder = 100 cents

The Republic of Suriname is sandwiched between French Guisna and Guyana in nortern South America.

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