Outline of Suriname



The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Suriname:

Suriname – sovereign state on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America, and the smallest country on that continent. It was long inhabited by indigenous tribal peoples with diverse cultures, before being explored and contested by European powers from the 16th century, and eventually coming under Dutch rule in the late 17th century. In 1954, the country became one of the constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. On 25 November 1975, the country of Suriname left the Kingdom of the Netherlands to become an independent state, while maintaining close economic, diplomatic, and cultural ties to its former colonizer. Suriname is the only sovereign nation outside Europe where Dutch is spoken by a majority of the population.

General reference

 * Pronunciation:, , , ,
 * Common English country name: Suriname
 * Official English country name: The Republic of Suriname
 * Common endonym(s):
 * Official endonym(s):
 * Adjectival(s): Surinamese
 * Demonym(s): Surinamese
 * Etymology: From "Surinen", an indigenous people who inhabited the area at the time of European contact.
 * ISO country codes: SR, SUR, 740
 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SR
 * Internet country code top-level domain: .sr

Geography of Suriname


Geography of Suriname
 * Suriname is: a country
 * Location:
 * Northern Hemisphere
 * Western Hemisphere
 * South America
 * Time zone: UTC-03
 * Extreme points of Suriname
 * High: Juliana Top 1230 m
 * Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
 * Land boundaries: 1,703 km
 * 🇬🇾 Guyana 600 km
 * 🇧🇷 Brazil 593 km
 * 🇫🇷 France 510 km
 * Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 386 km


 * Population of Suriname: 534,000 - 168th most populous country
 * Area of Suriname: 163,821 km2
 * Atlas of Suriname
 * Atlas of Suriname

Environment of Suriname



 * Climate of Suriname
 * Protected areas of Suriname
 * Wildlife of Suriname
 * Fauna of Suriname
 * Birds of Suriname
 * Mammals of Suriname

Natural geographic features of Suriname

 * Islands of Suriname
 * Rivers of Suriname
 * World Heritage Sites in Suriname

Regions of Suriname
Regions of Suriname

Ecoregions of Suriname
List of ecoregions in Suriname

Administrative divisions of Suriname
Administrative divisions of Suriname
 * Districts of Suriname

Districts of Suriname
Districts of Suriname
 * Brokopondo
 * Commewijne
 * Coronie
 * Marowijne
 * Nickerie
 * Para
 * Paramaribo
 * Saramacca
 * Sipaliwini
 * Wanica

Demography of Suriname
Demographics of Suriname

Government and politics of Suriname
Politics of Suriname
 * Form of government: unitary parliamentary representative democratic republic
 * Capital of Suriname: Paramaribo
 * Elections in Suriname
 * Political parties in Suriname

Branches of the government of Suriname
Government of Suriname

Executive branch of the government of Suriname

 * Head of state and head of government: President of Suriname, Chan Santokhi

Legislative branch of the government of Suriname

 * Parliament of Suriname: National Assembly (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Suriname
Court system of Suriname
 * Supreme Court of Suriname

Foreign relations of Suriname
Foreign relations of Suriname
 * Diplomatic missions in Suriname
 * Diplomatic missions of Suriname

International organization membership
The Republic of Suriname is a member of:


 * African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
 * Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
 * Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom)
 * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
 * Group of 77 (G77)
 * Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
 * International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
 * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
 * International Criminal Court (ICCt)
 * International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
 * International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
 * International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
 * International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) (suspended)
 * International Labour Organization (ILO)
 * International Maritime Organization (IMO)
 * International Monetary Fund (IMF)
 * International Olympic Committee (IOC)
 * International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (subscriber)
 * International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
 * International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
 * International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)


 * Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
 * Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
 * Latin American Economic System (LAES)
 * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
 * Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
 * Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
 * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
 * Organization of American States (OAS)
 * Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
 * Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
 * United Nations (UN)
 * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
 * United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
 * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
 * Universal Postal Union (UPU)
 * World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
 * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
 * World Health Organization (WHO)
 * World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
 * World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
 * World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Suriname
Law of Suriname
 * Capital punishment in Suriname
 * Constitution of Suriname
 * Crime in Suriname
 * Human rights in Suriname
 * LGBT rights in Suriname
 * Law enforcement in Suriname

Military of Suriname
Military of Suriname
 * Command
 * Commander-in-chief:
 * Forces
 * Army of Suriname
 * Air Force of Suriname

Local government in Suriname
Local government in Suriname

History of Suriname
History of Suriname
 * Timeline of the history of Suriname
 * Current events of Suriname

Culture of Suriname
Culture of Suriname
 * Cuisine of Suriname
 * Languages of Suriname
 * National symbols of Suriname
 * Coat of arms of Suriname
 * Flag of Suriname
 * National anthem of Suriname
 * People of Suriname
 * Prostitution in Suriname
 * Public holidays in Suriname
 * Religion in Suriname
 * Christianity in Suriname
 * Hinduism in Suriname
 * Islam in Suriname
 * World Heritage Sites in Suriname

Art in Suriname

 * Music of Suriname

Sports in Suriname
Sports in Suriname
 * Football in Suriname
 * Suriname at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Suriname
Economy of Suriname
 * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 154th (one hundred and fifty fourth)
 * Agriculture in Suriname
 * Communications in Suriname
 * Internet in Suriname
 * Companies of Suriname
 * Currency of Suriname: Dollar
 * ISO 4217: SRD
 * Transport in Suriname
 * Airports in Suriname
 * Rail transport in Suriname

Education in Suriname
Education in Suriname