Suriname
Suriname
Capital Paramaribo
163,820 km² · 639,850 people (2025) · Surinamese dollar
The smallest sovereign country in South America, and around ninety percent of it is rainforest — one of the highest forest-cover fractions of any nation. Almost the whole population lives on the coastal strip. The Central Suriname Nature Reserve protects about 16,000 km² of untouched forest with no permanent inhabitants.
The facts
- Capital
- Paramaribo
- Area
- 163,820 km² — 63,251 sq mi
- Population
- 639,850 (2025)
- Density
- 3.9 people per km²
- Currency
- Surinamese dollar (SRD, $)
- Official language
- Dutch
- Time zone
- UTC-03:00
- Calling code
- +597
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- SR · SUR
- Continent
- South America
How it compares
- By area
- 91 of 200
- By population
- 168 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 181,035 | 17,847,982 |
| Uruguay | 176,215 | 3,384,688 |
| Suriname ← | 163,820 | 639,850 |
| Tunisia | 163,610 | 12,348,573 |
| Bangladesh | 148,460 | 175,686,899 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Suriname?
- Paramaribo
- What currency does Suriname use?
- The Surinamese dollar (SRD).
- How big is Suriname?
- 163,820 km², or 63,251 square miles — 91 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Suriname drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)