Suriname
Currency code:
Currency name:
Suriname dollar
Country name:
Suriname
Capital:
Paramaribo
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
November 25, 1975
Independent from:
from the Netherlands
Total area:
163,820
Land area:
156,000
Water area:
7,820
Population:
566,846
Population note:
566,846 (July 2013 est.)
Official language:
Dutch
All languages:
Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese
Time zone:
ART (UTC-3) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC-3)
Drive on:
Left
Calling code:
+597
Domain:
.sr