| America > South America > Suriname | |
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| Official Name Republic of Suriname | |
| Motto Justice - Piety - Trust | |
| Region America | |
| Sub-Region South America | |
| Capital Paramaribo | |
| Currency Surinamese Dollar (SRD) | |
| Independence Day 25 Nov 1975: Independence from the Netherlands in 1975. | |
| Population 534,189 | |
| Nationality Surinamer | |
| Ethnic Group 27.4% East Indian, 21.7% Maroon, 15.7% Creole, 13.7% Javanese, 13.4% Mixed, 1% White, 7.2% others | |
| Area 163,820 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana | |
| Time Zone SRT (UTC-3) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 4.00, Longitude -56.00 | |
| Dialing Code +597 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code SR | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code SUR | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 740 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee SUR | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .sr | |