Basic facts about Suriname
| Country name: | Suriname |
| Capital: | Paramaribo |
| Country code: | 396 |
| Continent: | South America |
| Currency name: | Suriname dollar |
| Independence: | 1975-11-25 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: | from the Netherlands |
| Total area (km2): | 163,820 |
| Land area (km2): | 156,000 |
| Water area (km2): | 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) |
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| Drive on: | left |
| Calling code: | +597 |
| Domain: | .sr |