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| Capital | Paramaribo |
| Government | Constitutional democracy |
| Currency | Surinamese Dollar(SRD) |
| Area | total: 163,270 km2 land: 161,470 km2 water: 1,800 km2 |
| Population | 436,494 (July 2002 est.) |
| Language | Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population), Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese |
| Religion | Hindu 27.4%, Muslim 19.6%, Roman Catholic 22.8%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), indigenous beliefs 5% |
| Electricity | 110-127V/60HZ (Europe & USA plug) |
| Calling Code | +597 |
| Internet TLD | .sr |
| Time Zone | UTC-3 |
Suriname, formerly the colony of Netherlands Guiana or Dutch Guiana, is a country in Northern South America. It has a North Atlantic Ocean coastline in the north and is surrounded by French Guiana to the east, Brazil to the south and Guyana to the west. It is the smallest independent country on the South American continent. The relatively small population lives mostly along the coast.