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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 37.49[As on May 2023].
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GDP
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US$3.52 billion(2022) (Statista)
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Unemployment
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8.64 %(2022) (Statista)
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GDP Per Capita
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US$5706(2022) (Statista)
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Forest Cover
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93% (2021)
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CO2 emissions
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4.4 metric tons per capita (Year 2019, World Bank)
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Tourist Arrivals
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279000(2017) (World Bank)
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Population
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6,12,985 (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 2021)
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Languages
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Dutch [English is widely understood], Sarnami, Sranan tongo, Javanese, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Mandarin, Hindi
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Ethnic groups (As per the census of 2012)
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Hindustani – 27.4%; Maroons – 21.7%; Creoles – 15.7%; 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% (CIA Fact Book)
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Internet Penetration
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66%(2021)
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Mobile phones
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153.3(per 100 inhabitants)
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Urbanisation
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66.3%(2021)
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Exports
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US$2.2 billion(2021) (Trade Map)
US$1.38 billion (2020) (Trade Map)
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Imports
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US$1.27 billion (2021) (Trade Map)
US$1.53 billion (2020) (Trade Map)
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Main Trade Partners
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Export: United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Netherlands , Belgium (2021)
Import: Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Netherlands, China (2021)
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Political
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Political Structure
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Constitutional Democracy, President is both Head of State and Head of Government
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Major Political Parties
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VHP, NDP, ABOP, PL & NPS
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Head of State
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H.E. Mr. Chandrikapersad Santokhi
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Head of Government
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H.E. Mr. Chandrikapersad Santokhi
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India’s Exports (source: DoC, GoI, ND)
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2017-18 US$ 17.38 million
2018-19 US$ 22.58 million
2019-20 US$ 31.12 million
2020-21 US$ 17.12 million
2021-22 US$ 14.21 million
2022-23 US$ 10.24 million
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India’s Imports (Source: DoC, GoI, ND)
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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$ 28.03 million
2022-23 US$ 41.07 Million
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Major Indian Exports
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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
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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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Several LOCs projects have been carried out in Suriname. Currently, ongoing projects are: maintenance of Chetak helicopters and upgradation of transmission network. Besides LoC Projects, 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 than this three Indian companies, Garuda Group, Kanha Engineering & Construction Company N.V (providing skilled workers and engineering services) and Vijay Electricals Limited (EPC sector) are in initial stages of setting up their business in Suriname. US$ 5 Mn worth of Indian investment is estimated mainly from trading houses in wood logging industry, hospitality (Restaurants) & retail business.
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Suriname Investments in India
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Nil
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