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General
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General
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Official Name
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Republic of Suriname
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Capital
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Paramaribo
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Area
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1,63,820 Sq. Kms.
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Currency
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Surinamese Dollar US$1 = SRD 31.81[As on 30 December 2022].
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GDP
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$4.8 billion(2021) (Estimated)
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Unemployment
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11.20 %(2020) (Estimated)
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GDP Per Capita
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8128(2021) (Estimated)
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Forest Cover
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93% (2021)
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CO2 emissions
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2.65 metric tons per capita (Year 2019, World Bank)
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Tourist Arrivals
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286,938(2019) (World Bank)
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Population
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5,91,768 (World Bank, latest figure of 2021)
5,41,638 (Census of 2012)
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Age Profile
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0 -14 yrs : 23.38%
15 – 24 yrs : 17.2%
25 – 54 yrs : 44.09%
55 – 64 yrs : 8.78%
65 – older : 6.55%
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Life expectancy
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71.09/76.16( Male/Female) 2020
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Languages
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Dutch [English is widely understood], Sarnami, Sranan Tongo, Javanese, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Hindi and Chinese.
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Ethnic groups (As per the census of 2012)
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Hindustani – 27.4%; Creoles – 15.7%; Maroons – 21.7%; Javanese – 13.7%; Amerindians – 3.8%; Others – 17.7%
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Religion
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Hindu 22.3%, Protestant 23.6% (includes Evangelical- 11.2%, Moravian- 11.2%, Reformed- 0.7%, Lutheran -0.5%) Roman Catholic 21.6%, Muslim 13.8% (Estimated)
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Internet Penetration
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48.95%(2019) (Estimated)
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Mobile phones
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153.3(per 100 inhabitants)(Estimated)
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Urbanisation
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66.3%(2021) (Estimated)
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Exports
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2.2 US$ billion(2021) (Trade Map)
1.38 US$ billion (2020) (Trade Map)
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Imports
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1.27 US$ billion(2021) (Trade Map)
1.53 US$ billion (2020) (Trade Map)
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Main Trade Partners
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Export: United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Netherlands , Belgium (2021) (Trade Map)
Import: Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Netherlands, China (2021) (Trade Map)
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Political
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Political Structure
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Constitutional Democracy, President is both Head of State and Head of Government
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Major Political Parties
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VHP, NDP, ABOP, PL & NPS
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Head of State
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H.E. Mr. Chandrikapersad Santokhi
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Head of Government
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H.E. Mr. Chandrikapersad Santokhi
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India’s Exports
(Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India)
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2017-18 US$ 17.38 million
2018-19 US$ 22.58 million
2019-20 US$ 31.12 million
2020-21 US$ 17.12 million
2021-22 US$ 17.36 million
2022-23 US$ 6.34 million (upto October)
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India’s Imports
(Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India)
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2017-18 US $ 92.76 million
2018-19 US$ 89.39 million
2019-20 US$ 55.07 million
2020-21 US$ 34.14 million
2021-22 US$ 31.93 million
2022-23 US$ 28.21 million (upto October)
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Major Indian Exports
(Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India)
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Boilers, machinery, iron & steel, electrical machinery &equipment, sound recorders, pharmaceutical products, textiles, vehicles, coffee, tea and spices, rubber, paper, tobacco, organic chemicals, furniture, carpets, ceramic products, footwear and printed books
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Major Indian Imports
(Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India)
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Wood & Charcoal, base metals, food stuffs and largely timber.
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Indian Investments in Suriname
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Two Indian Companies M/s Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited India and M/s Transrail are currently executing EPC projects for power transmission in Suriname. Other Indian investment is from trading houses in wood logging Industry, hospitality (restaurant) and retail business.
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Suriname Investments in India
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Nil
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