Suriname
Paramaribo · South America
Suriname is a country in South America. Its capital city is Paramaribo, the official currency is the Surinamese Dollar, and the main language is Dutch.
With a population of roughly 620,000 people spread over 163,820 km², Suriname is the 165th most populous country in the world and the 90th largest by area. That works out at about 4 people per square kilometre.
Suriname shares land borders with Guyana and Brazil — 2 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Paramaribo, Lelydorp and Nieuw Nickerie. The highest point in the country is Juliana Top, at 1,230 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Tunisia, while its population is closest to that of Montenegro.
- Capital
- Paramaribo
- Region
- South America
- Population
- 620,000
- Area
- 163,820 km²
- Currency
- Surinamese Dollar
- Main language
- Dutch
- Highest point
- Juliana Top
1,230 m - Land borders
- 2
Suriname: things worth knowing
- Suriname is the smallest sovereign state in South America, both by land area and by population.
- Dutch is the official language, the only country in the Americas where that is the case.
- More than 90% of the country is still covered by rainforest.
Suriname in context
South America has 12 sovereign countries in total. Suriname ranks 12th among them by population.
See the full list of South America countries, or browse all 195 countries.