List of Regions in Suriname

Suriname Profile

	Name	Suriname
	Capital	Paramaribo
	ISO3166-1 (Alpha-2)	SR
	ISO3166-1 (Alpha-3)	SUR
	ISO3166-1 (Numeric)	740

IDD Code	597	TLD	sr
Total Area	163,820 km²	Population	639,759
Country Demonym	Surinamers	Currency Symbol	$
Currency Code	SRD	Currency Name	Surinamese Dollar
Language Code	NL	Language Name	Dutch

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Country Overview

Suriname or Surinam is a country in South America. The official name of the country is Republiek Suriname (this is Dutch and translates to Republic of Suriname). It used to be known as Nederlands Guyana, Netherlands Guiana or Dutch Guiana. It is between Guyana and French Guiana. Paramaribo is the capital city, in which resides almost half of the country's population. About half a million people live in the country. Suriname became independent from the Netherlands in 1975. Before that, it was a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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