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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Lelydorp
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18,223
|
2020
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Nieuw Nickerie
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13,143
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2020
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Paramaribo
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223,757
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2020
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| Region: |
South America |
| Population: |
609,569 |
| Area Total: |
163,270km2 |
| Area Land: |
161,470km2 |
| Coast Line: |
386km |
| Capital: |
Paramaribo |
| Climate: |
Tropical, moderated by trade winds. |
| Languages: |
Dutch
English
Sranang Tongo
Hindustani
Javanese |
| Currency: |
1 Surinamese guilder (Sf.$) = 100 cents |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day is 25 November (1975), Revolution Day is 25 February |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 77.70°F |
| July: |
°C / 78.50°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 86.7" |
Boundaries
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Guyana
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600 km
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Brazil
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587 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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East Indian
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37.00%
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Creole
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31.00%
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Javanese
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15.00%
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"Maroons"
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10.00%
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Amerindian
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2.00%
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other
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2.00%
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Chinese
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2.00%
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Europeans
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1.00%
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Religions
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Hindu
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27.40%
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Protestant
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25.20%
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Roman Catholic
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22.80%
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Muslim
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19.60%
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indigenous beliefs
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5.00%
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CountryWire
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