NationMaster - Surinamese Geography statistics

Area > Comparative slightly larger than Georgia
Area > Total	97 sq km	[97th of 248]
Area > Water	84 sq km	[84th of 237]
Capital city with population	Paramaribo - 200,970
Climate tropical; moderated by trade winds
Coastline	127 km	[127th of 249]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Juliana Top 1,230 m
Forested Land	2%	[2nd of 193]
Geography > Note smallest independent country on South American continent; mostly tropical rain forest; great diversity of flora and fauna that, for the most part, is increasingly threatened by new development; relatively small population, mostly along the coast
Irrigated land	108 sq km	[108th of 185]
Land boundaries > Border countries Brazil 593 km, French Guiana 510 km, Guyana 600 km
Land boundaries > Total	93 km	[93rd of 161]
Largest city	Paramaribo
Largest city population	145	[145th of 174]
Largest city with population	Paramaribo - 200,970
Location Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana
Map references South America
Natural resources timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore
Population density	221 people per sqkm	[221st of 256]
Terrain mostly rolling hills; narrow coastal plain with swamps

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ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Suriname, Republic of Suriname, Republiek Suriname, surinam

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