Outline of Suriname
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Suriname:
Suriname – sovereign country located in northern South America.[1] Suriname was formerly known as Nederlands Guyana, Netherlands Guiana or Dutch Guiana. Suriname is situated between French Guiana to the east and Guyana to the west. The southern border is shared with Brazil and the northern border is the Atlantic coast. The southernmost border with French Guiana is disputed along the Marowijne river; while the once-disputed boundary with Guyana was arbitrated by the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea on September 20, 2007. The country is the smallest sovereign state in terms of area and population in South America.
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Contents
- 1 General reference
- 2 Geography of Suriname
- 3 Government and politics of Suriname
- 4 History of Suriname
- 5 Culture of Suriname
- 6 Economy and infrastructure of Suriname
- 7 Education in Suriname
- 8 See also
- 9 References
- 10 External links
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):
- Etymology: Name of Suriname
- ISO country codes: SR, SUR, 740
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SR
- Internet country code top-level domain: .sr
Geography of Suriname
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- Suriname is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
- Time zone: UTC-03
- Extreme points of Suriname
- High: Juliana Top 1,230 m (4,035 ft)
- Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 1,703 km
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Guyana 600 km
Brazil 593 km
French Guiana 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
Environment of Suriname
- Climate of Suriname
- Renewable energy in Suriname
- Geology of Suriname
- Protected areas of Suriname
- Wildlife of Suriname
Natural geographic features of Suriname
- Fjords of Suriname
- Glaciers of Suriname
- Islands of Suriname
- Lakes of Suriname
- Mountains of Suriname
- Rivers of Suriname
- Valleys of Suriname
- World Heritage Sites in Suriname
Regions of Suriname
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Ecoregions of Suriname
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Administrative divisions of Suriname
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Districts of Suriname
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Demography of Suriname
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Government and politics of Suriname
- Main article: Government of Suriname and Politics of Suriname
- Form of government:
- Capital of Suriname: Paramaribo
Branches of the government of Suriname
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Executive branch of the government of Suriname
- Head of state: President of Suriname,
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Suriname,
- Cabinet of Suriname
Legislative branch of the government of Suriname
Judicial branch of the government of Suriname
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Foreign relations of Suriname
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International organization membership
The Republic of Suriname is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Suriname
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- Capital punishment in Suriname
- Constitution of Suriname
- Crime in Suriname
- Human rights in Suriname
- Law enforcement in Suriname
Military of Suriname
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- Command
- Forces
- Military history of Suriname
- Military ranks of Suriname
Local government in Suriname
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History of Suriname
- Main article: History of Suriname, Timeline of the history of Suriname, and Current events of Suriname
Culture of Suriname
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- Architecture of Suriname
- Cuisine of Suriname
- Festivals in Suriname
- Languages of Suriname
- Media in Suriname
- National symbols of Suriname
- People of Suriname
- Prostitution in Suriname
- Public holidays in Suriname
- Records of Suriname
- Religion in Suriname
- World Heritage Sites in Suriname
Art in Suriname
- Art in Suriname
- Cinema of Suriname
- Literature of Suriname
- Music of Suriname
- Television in Suriname
- Theatre in Suriname
Sports in Suriname
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Economy and infrastructure of Suriname
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- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 154th (one hundred and fifty fourth)
- Energy in Suriname
- Health care in Suriname
- Mining in Suriname
- Suriname Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Suriname
- Transport in Suriname
- Water supply and sanitation in Suriname
Education in Suriname
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See also
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Dutch language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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- Index of Suriname-related articles
- List of Suriname-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of South America
- List of place names of Dutch origin
References
External links
- Government of the Republic of Suriname (Dutch)
- Big database of Suriname websites (Dutch)
- Business in Suriname Database
Suriname travel guide from Wikivoyage- Suriname entry at The World Factbook
- Outline of Suriname at DMOZ
- Districts of Suriname at statoids.com
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
