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Republic of Suriname
President: Jules Wijdenbosch (1996)
Prime Minister: Pretaapnarian Radhakishun (1996)
Area: 63,251 sq. mi. (163,270 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 431,156 (average annual rate of natural increase: 1.6%); birth rate: 21.8/1000; infant mortality rate: 26.5/1000; density per sq. mi.: 7
Capital and largest city (1993 est.): Paramaribo, 200,970
Monetary unit: Suriname guilder
Languages: Dutch, Surinamese (lingua franca), English widely spoken
Ethnicity/race: Hindustani (also known locally as “East” Indians; their ancestors emigrated from northern India in the latter part of the 19th century) 37%, Creole (mixed European and African ancestry) 31%, Javanese 15.3%, “Bush Black” (also known as “Bush Creole” whose ancestors were brought to the country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves) 10.3%, Amerindian 2.6%, Chinese 1.7%, Europeans 1%, other 1.1%
Religions: Protestant, 25.2%; Roman Catholic, 22.8%; Hindu, 27.4%; Islam, 19.6%; indigenous, about 5%
Literacy rate: 95%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $1.48 billion; $3,500 per capita. Real growth rate: 2%. Inflation: 20%. Unemployment: 20% (1997). Arable land: 0%. Agriculture: paddy rice, bananas, palm kernels, coconuts, plantains, peanuts; beef, chickens; forest products; shrimp. Labor force: n.a. Industry: bauxite and gold mining, alumina and aluminum production, lumbering, food processing, fishing. Natural resources: bauxite, iron ore, timber, fish, shrimp. Exports: $548.84 million (1997): alumina, aluminum, crude oil, lumber, shrimp and fish, rice, bananas. Imports: $551.8 million (1997): capital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs, cotton, consumer goods. Major trading partners: Norway, the Netherlands, U.S., France, Japan, U.K.
