name: Republiek Suriname area: 163,820 km2 population: 534,189 density: 3.26/km2 government style: unitary parliamentary constitutional republic capital: Paramaribo (254,147) main towns: Lelydorp, Nieuw, Nickerie, Moengo, Meerzorg, Nieuw Amsterdam main religion: Christian, Islam, Hinduism, Indigenous main languages: Dutch (official), Sarnan-Tongo, Creole, Hindi highest point: Juliana Top (1,230 m) currency: Surinamese Dollar (0.30534 USD) |