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Geographical unit:
 
 Entity
 Suriname 
 Main prefix
 PZ 
 Time zone
 -3 h 
 Continent
 South America 
 
          Suriname          
 
 Suriname 

 Suriname - contains of following DXCC entities:
 
          Suriname          
 
 Coat of arms 
 Coin 
 Banknote 
 Stamp 
 Satellite image 
 
 Flag 
 Flag description 
Five horizontal bands of green (top, double width), white, red (quadruple width), white, and green (double width); there is a large, yellow, five-pointed star centered in the red band.
 
          Suriname          
 
 Suriname 
 Capital: 
Paramaribo
 Administrative
 divisions: 
10 districts (distrikten, singular - distrikt): Brokopondo, Commewijne, Coronie, Marowijne, Nickerie, Para, Paramaribo, Saramacca, Sipaliwini, and Wanica.
 Population: 
436,494 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
4° 00' N, 56° 00' W
 Area total: 
163,270 sq. km
 Land area: 
161,470 sq. km
 Water area: 
1,800 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
1,707 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Brazil 597 km, French Guiana 510 km, Guyana 600 km
 Coastline: 
386 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
unnamed location in the coastal plain -2 m - Juliana Top 1,230 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.sr
 Currency: 
Surinamese guilder (SRG)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Republic of Suriname
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Suriname
 Name - local
 long form: 
Republiek Suriname
 Name - local
 short form: 
Suriname
 Former name: 
Netherlands Guiana, Dutch Guiana
 Independence: 
25 November 1975 (from Netherlands)
 Constitution: 
ratified 30 September 1987
 Government
 type: 
constitutional democracy
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, 25 November (1975)
 
          Suriname          

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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