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Area > Comparative slightly larger than Georgia
Area > Land	161,470 sq km		[90th of 238]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Area > Total	163,270 sq km		[97th of 250]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Capital city with population	Paramaribo - 200,970
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Climate tropical; moderated by trade winds
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Juliana Top 1,230 m
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Forested Land	90.5%		[2nd of 193]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Geographic coordinates	4 00 N, 56 00 W
Source: FAO
Land boundaries > Border countries Brazil 593 km, French Guiana 510 km, Guyana 600 km
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Arable land	0.36%		[205th of 258]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city	Paramaribo
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city population	112,000		[145th of 174]
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Largest city with population	Paramaribo - 200,970
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Location Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Map references South America
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Natural resources timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Population density	2.67 people per sqkm		[221st of 256]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density > people per sq. km	2.88 people/m²		[200th of 204]
Source: Heal The World Foundation.
Surface area > sq. km	163,270 km²		[91st of 206]
Source: World Development Indicators database
tallest mountains > Mountain	Juliana Top
Source: World Development Indicators database

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