Suriname
Official name:	Suriname
Capital City:	Paramaribo
Current Local Time:
Country website:	http://www.dhl.com/
International Dialing Code:	597
Population:	436,418 (July 1996 e
Currency:	1 Surinamese guilder, gulden, or florin (Sf.) = 100 cents
Spoken Languages:	Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo
Holidays:	Jan 1, 3, Feb 3, 25, Apr 22, 25, May 1, Jun 3, Jul 1, Aug 9, Oct 9, Nov 16, 25, Dec 24, 27
Major Exports:	Commodities: alumina, aluminum, shrimp and fish, rice, bananas Partners: Norway 33%, Netherlands 26%, US 13%, Japan 6%, Brazil 6%, UK 3% (1992)
Major Imports:	Commodities: capital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs, cotton, consumer goods Partners: US 42%, Netherlands 22%, Trinidad and Tobago 10%, Brazil 5% (1992)
Total Export:	$293.6 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.)
Total Import:	$194.3 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.)
Gross Domestic Product:	$1.3 billion (1995 est.)
Per Capita Income:	$2,950 (1995 est.)
Literacy Rate:	93%
Population Growth Rate:	1.6% (1996 est.)