City: Suriname
Capital
and largest city: Paramaribo
5°50′N 55°10′W / 5.833°N 55.167°W / 5.833; -55.167
Official languages: Dutch
Recognised languages: 5 languages
Sarnami Hindustani
English
Sranan Tongo Creole
Javanese
Saramaccan
Recognised regional languages: 9 languages
Akurio
Arawak-Lokono
Carib-Kari'nja
Mawayana
Sikiana-Kashuyana
Tiro-Tiriyó
Waiwai
Warao
Wayana
Ethnic groups (2012): 27.4% Indian
21.7% Maroon
15.7% Creole
13.7% Javanese
13.4% Mixed
3.8% Indigenous Amerindian
1.5% Chinese
1% European
1.8% others
Religion: 48.4% Christian
22.3% Hindu
13.9% Muslim
1.8% Winti
0.8% Kejawèn
2.1% other
7.5% none
3.2% not stated
Demonym: Surinamese
Government: Unitary parliamentary republic
• President: Dési Bouterse
• Vice-President: Ashwin Adhin
Legislature: National Assembly
Independence• constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands: 15 December 1954
• from the Kingdom of the Netherlands: 25 November 1975
• Current constitution: 30 September 1987
Area• Total: 163,821 km (63,252 sq mi) (90th)
• Water (%): 1.1
Population• July 2016 estimate: 558,368 (166th)
• 2012 census: 541,638
• Density: 2.9/km (7.5/sq mi) (231st)
GDP (PPP): 2017 estimate
• Total: $7.961 billion
• Per capita: $13,934
GDP (nominal): 2017 estimate
• Total: $3.641 billion
• Per capita: $6,373
Gini (1999): 57.6
high
HDI (2015): 0.725
high · 97th
Currency: Surinamese dollar (SRD)
Time zone: SRT (UTC-3)
Drives on the: left
Calling code: +597
ISO 3166 code: SR
Internet TLD: .sr
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Top Restaurants in Suriname
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Coordinates: 4°N 56°W / 4°N 56°W / 4; -56
Restaurants in Suriname
1. Suriname City Mosque
Keizerstraat 88, Paramaribo Suriname +597 473-849 http://www.sivsr.org
Excellent
34%
Good
44%
Satisfactory
21%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 77 reviews
Reviewed By 87bille - Columbus, United States
I did not go into the building, but as I walked around downtown it was striking how the mosque stood out from different perspectives.
2. Grote Stadskerk
Steenbakkerijstraat 21, Paramaribo Suriname +597 473-074 [email protected] http://cityofparamaribo.nl/read/steenbakkerijstraat_ebg
Excellent
36%
Good
36%
Satisfactory
29%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 14 reviews
