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Suriname

Republic of Suriname · Republiek Suriname

Capital
Paramaribo
Population
639,850 2025
Area
163,820 km²
Neighbours
3
Locator map of SurinameSURINAMEParamariboGUYANABRAZILFRANCENorthAtlantic Ocean0100 km
Suriname hatched, Paramaribo marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 3.9°N 56.0°W; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Suriname is a country in South America bordered by Brazil, France and Guyana. The border with France is on a part of France away from that country's main landmass. With 163,820 km², it is about the size of Tunisia and Uruguay and ranks 90th of 195 by area.

Its population was 639,850 in 2025 (World Bank), the 31st-smallest of the 194 countries with data. With 3.9 people per km², only four countries are more thinly populated. 65.8% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$7,070 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 100th of 191 and 27th of 35 in the Americas. Life expectancy at birth was 73.8 years in 2024. Forest covers 91.5% of its land (2024).

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Western hemispheres. North to south it runs about 461 km, between 1.8°N and 6.0°N. Paramaribo's antipode is in the Banda Sea, about 90 km from Indonesia, the nearest land.

How it compares Americas: 35 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAmericas
Population639,8502025, World Bank164th of 19426th of 35
Area163,820 km²world-countries90th of 19515th of 35
GDPUS$4.5 billion2025, World Bank, current US$161st of 19128th of 35
GDP per capitaUS$7,0702025, World Bank, current US$100th of 19127th of 35
Population density3.9 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries189th of 19434th of 35
Life expectancy73.8 years2024, World Bank96th of 19421st of 35
Urban population65.8%2025, World Bank88th of 19420th of 35
Forest area91.5% of land2024, World Bank2nd of 1941st of 35
Population growth+0.85% a year2025, World Bank106th of 19412th of 35
Internet users87.4%2023, World Bank71st of 1889th of 35
Fertility rate2.23 births per woman2024, World Bank85th of 1947th of 35
Land neighbours3world-countries; among the 19583rd of 1957th of 35
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaTunisia, Uruguay and Cambodia

Closest in populationMontenegro, Luxembourg and Malta

Neighbours 3 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Guyana349 km
    Paramaribo to Georgetown, capital to capital
  • Brazil2,533 km
    Paramaribo to Brasília, capital to capital
  • France7,188 km
    Paramaribo to Paris, capital to capital; the border is with an outlying part of France

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Western
Capital
Paramaribo
5.84°N 55.17°W
Northernmost latitude
5.99°N
Southernmost latitude
1.84°N
Westernmost longitude
58.06°W
Easternmost longitude
53.99°W
North to south
about 461 km
Antipode of Paramaribo
5.84°S 124.83°E
in the Banda Sea, about 90 km from the nearest land (Indonesia)