Suriname: map, capital and facts
Suriname is a country in South America. Its capital is Paramaribo. Its official language is Dutch.
Suriname covers about 163,820 km², making it the 90th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 640 thousand people live there, the 163rd-most populous.
Suriname shares land borders with 2 countries: Brazil and Guyana, and also with French Guiana.
Where is Suriname?
Suriname is in South America. Its centre lies at roughly 4°N, 56°W, in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
Suriname is shown in yellow; numbers mark the neighbouring countries listed below.
Suriname facts
| Capital | Paramaribo |
|---|---|
| Continent | South America |
| Region | South America |
| Area | 163,820 km² (90th largest) |
| Population | 639,850 (163rd most populous) |
| Language | Dutch |
| Currency | Surinamese dollar ($) |
| Landlocked | No |
| Land borders | 3 |
| Centre point | 4°N, 56°W |
Countries that border Suriname
Suriname also borders French Guiana, which is not among the countries in the game.
Other countries near Suriname
Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.
- Trinidad and Tobago, about 950 km
- Barbados, about 1,090 km
- Grenada, about 1,100 km
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 1,180 km
- Venezuela, about 1,190 km
Guess Suriname in Warmer
In Warmer, you guess a mystery country and the globe runs warmer as you close in. Every guess also shows clue tiles, and the facts above are exactly what they compare. If Suriname were the answer, guessing it would show:
- Continent: Americas
- Subregion: South America
- Hemisphere: Northern
- Landlocked: No
- Area: 163,820 km²
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More countries in South America
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.