Outline of Suriname

The Flag of Suriname

The Coat of arms of Suriname

The location of Suriname

An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Suriname

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Suriname:

Suriname – sovereign country located in northern South America.^[1] Suriname was formerly known as Nederlands Guyana, Netherlands Guiana or Dutch Guiana. Suriname is situated between French Guiana to the east and Guyana to the west. The southern border is shared with Brazil and the northern border is the Atlantic coast. The southernmost border with French Guiana is disputed along the Marowijne river; while the once-disputed boundary with Guyana was arbitrated by the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea on September 20, 2007. The country is the smallest sovereign state in terms of area and population in South America.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Suriname

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Suriname
• Official English country name: The Republic of Suriname
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Surinamese
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Suriname
• ISO country codes: SR, SUR, 740
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SR
• Internet country code top-level domain: .sr

Geography of Suriname

An enlargeable topographic map of Suriname

• Suriname is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Western Hemisphere
    • South America
  • Time zone: UTC-03
  • Extreme points of Suriname
    • High: Juliana Top 1,230 m (4,035 ft)
    • Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 1,703 km

 Guyana 600 km

 Brazil 593 km

 French Guiana 510 km

• Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 386 km

• Population of Suriname: 534,000 - 168th most populous country
• Area of Suriname: 163,821 km²
• Atlas of Suriname

Environment of Suriname

An enlargeable satellite image of Suriname

• Climate of Suriname
• Renewable energy in Suriname
• Geology of Suriname
• Protected areas of Suriname
  • Biosphere reserves in Suriname
  • National parks of Suriname
• Wildlife of Suriname
  • Fauna of Suriname
    • Birds of Suriname
    • Mammals of Suriname

Natural geographic features of Suriname

• Fjords of Suriname
• Glaciers of Suriname
• Islands of Suriname
• Lakes of Suriname
• Mountains of Suriname
  • Volcanoes in Suriname
• Rivers of Suriname
  • Waterfalls of Suriname
• Valleys of Suriname
• World Heritage Sites in Suriname

Regions of Suriname

Administrative divisions of Suriname

• Districts of Suriname

Districts of Suriname

• Brokopondo
• Commewijne
• Coronie
• Marowijne
• Nickerie
• Para
• Paramaribo
• Saramacca
• Sipaliwini
• Wanica

Demography of Suriname

Government and politics of Suriname

Politics of Suriname

• Form of government: unitary parliamentary representative democratic republic
• Capital of Suriname: Paramaribo
• Elections in Suriname
• Political parties in Suriname

Branches of the government of Suriname

Executive branch of the government of Suriname

• Head of state and head of government: President of Suriname, Dési Bouterse
• Cabinet of Suriname

Legislative branch of the government of Suriname

• Parliament of Suriname: National Assembly (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Suriname

• Supreme Court of Suriname

Foreign relations of Suriname

• Diplomatic missions in Suriname
• Diplomatic missions of Suriname

International organization membership

The Republic of Suriname is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) (suspended) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (subscriber) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Latin American Economic System (LAES) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Suriname

• Capital punishment in Suriname
• Constitution of Suriname
• Crime in Suriname
• Human rights in Suriname
  • LGBT rights in Suriname
  • Freedom of religion in Suriname
• Law enforcement in Suriname

Military of Suriname

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Suriname
• Forces
  • Army of Suriname
  • Marine & Coast Guard of Suriname
  • Air Force of Suriname
  • Special forces of Suriname
• Military history of Suriname
• Military ranks of Suriname

History of Suriname

Main article: History of Suriname, Timeline of the history of Suriname, and Current events of Suriname

• Military history of Suriname

Culture of Suriname

• Architecture of Suriname
• Cuisine of Suriname
• Festivals in Suriname
• Languages of Suriname
• Media in Suriname
• National symbols of Suriname
  • Coat of arms of Suriname
  • Flag of Suriname
  • National anthem of Suriname
• People of Suriname
• Prostitution in Suriname
• Public holidays in Suriname
• Records of Suriname
• Religion in Suriname
  • Christianity in Suriname
  • Hinduism in Suriname
  • Islam in Suriname
  • Judaism in Suriname
  • Sikhism in Suriname
• World Heritage Sites in Suriname

Art in Suriname

Arnoldus Borret: Suriname woman with red shawl, water colour, around 1880

• Art in Suriname
• Cinema of Suriname
• Literature of Suriname
• Music of Suriname
• Television in Suriname
• Theatre in Suriname

Sports in Suriname

• Football in Suriname
• Suriname at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Suriname

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 154th (one hundred and fifty fourth)
• Agriculture in Suriname
• Banking in Suriname
  • National Bank of Suriname
• Communications in Suriname
  • Internet in Suriname
• Companies of Suriname
• Currency of Suriname: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: SRD
• Energy in Suriname
  • Energy policy of Suriname
  • Oil industry in Suriname
• Health care in Suriname
• Mining in Suriname
• Suriname Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Suriname
• Transport in Suriname
  • Airlines of Suriname
  • Airports in Suriname
  • Rail transport in Suriname
  • Roads in Suriname
• Water supply and sanitation in Suriname

Education in Suriname

See also

• Index of Suriname-related articles
• List of Suriname-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of South America
• List of place names of Dutch origin

References

1. "Suriname". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Suriname

• Government of the Republic of Suriname (Dutch)
• Big database of Suriname websites (Dutch)
• Business in Suriname Database
• Suriname travel guide from Wikivoyage
• "Suriname". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
• Outline of Suriname at DMOZ
• "Districts of Suriname". Statoids.
• Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection