Population
632.6K
Unitary assembly-independent republic
GDP per capita, PPP
$62,428
in 2031
Passport power
#121
35 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Paramaribo
of 6 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Suriname
- Capital
- Paramaribo
- Continent
- South America / South America
- Area
- 163,820 km²
- Population
- 632.6K
- Density
- 3.4/km²
- Government
- Unitary assembly-independent republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Left
- TLD
- .sr
- Calling code
- +597
- Timezone
- UTC-03:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #121 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 35
- Total accessible
- 70
Culture and society
- Languages
- Dutch (Nederlands)
- Religions
- Christianity 48.4%, Hinduism 22.3%, Islam 13.9%, Winti 1.8%
- Currencies
- $ SRD — Surinamese dollar
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.722
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $62,428
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 73.8 yrs
- Internet users (2023)
- 87.4%
- Gini index (1999)
- 57.9
- Inflation (2031)
- 5.0%
- Unemployment (2031)
- 6.8%
- Urban population (2025)
- 65.8%
- Life satisfaction (2015)
- 6.3/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 13.5 µg/m³
- Political stability (2023)
- 60th pct
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 6.5/100k