Suriname
Republic of Suriname · South America
Suriname is a country in South America, with Paramaribo as its capital, home to about 639,850 people. Suriname shares land borders with 3 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Paramaribo |
|---|---|
| Region | South America |
| Currency | Surinamese dollar (SRD $) |
| Calling code | +597 |
| ISO codes | SR / SUR / 740 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇸🇷 |
| Population | 639,850 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 163,820 km² |
| Languages | Dutch |
| Internet domain | .sr |
| Demonym | Surinamer |
Bordering countries
About Suriname
Suriname, officially Republic of Suriname, is a United Nations member state in South America. Its capital and seat of government is Paramaribo. It shares land borders with 3 countries. The official currency is the Surinamese dollar ($), using the code SRD.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Suriname for Paramaribo’s own facts and history.
To call Suriname from abroad, dial the country code +597. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes SR (alpha-2) and SUR (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 639,850.
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How Suriname compares
- Area: 163,820 km², ranking 90 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 639,850, ranking 163 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 4 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 3, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Suriname
11 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, green, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.