| Name: | Suriname (Republic of Suriname) |
| Local name (Dutch): | Suriname (Republiek Suriname) |
| Bordering countries: | Guyana, Brazil, French Guyana |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 163.3 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 435 ths. |
| Capital: | Paramaribo |
| Official language: | Dutch |
