SR
Suriname
Republic of Suriname
Suriname sits in South America and uses SRD - Surinamese dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Paramaribo
Population
632.6K
Area
163.8K km2
Population
632.6K
632,638 people
Area
163.8K km2
163,820 square kilometers
Density
4/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Paramaribo
5.83, -55.17
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Suriname, officially listed here as Republic of Suriname, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Suriname, SR, SUR, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Suriname is grouped under Americas, more specifically South America, with South America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 632,638 people and a land area of 163,820 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 4 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 4, -56, while the capital coordinate reference is 5.83, -55.17. Suriname shares listed land borders with BRA, GUF, GUY, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Paramaribo (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Paramaribo, Cottica, Koewarasan, Lelydorp and Nieuw Nickerie. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Suriname, capital of Suriname, and major urban areas in Suriname. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary assembly-independent presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Suriname uses calling code +597, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC-03:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists SRD - Surinamese dollar ($), while language records include Dutch. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as SME. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 39.2 for 2022.
How to use this profile
This Suriname profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
SR / SUR
Top-level domains
.sr
Continents
South America
Border countries
BRA, GUF, GUY
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
SME
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Suriname is represented by the SR country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Paramaribo
Paramaribo
223,757
primary
#2
Cottica
Sipaliwini
29,210
City
#3
Koewarasan
Wanica
27,713
City
#4
Lelydorp
Wanica
19,991
admin
#5
Nieuw Nickerie
Nickerie
12,818
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary assembly-independent presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+597
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC-03:00
Languages
Dutch
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
39.2
2022