Suriname
Republic of Suriname
Suriname (SR, SUR) is a country in South America, with Paramaribo as its capital. The currency is the Surinamese Dollar (SRD, SRD). The international dialling code is +597; mobile numbers are written like 741-2345. The time zone is America/Paramaribo. Official language: Dutch.
CurrencySRDSRD
Dial code+597e.g. 741-2345
Time zoneParamariboUTC−03:00
LanguageDutch
CapitalParamaribo
Population646.8K163.8K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Republic of Suriname
- Native name
- Suriname
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- SR
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- SUR
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 740
- IOC code
- SUR
- Demonym
- Surinamer
- Capital
- Paramaribo
- Region
- Americas › South America
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- South America
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .sr
- Coordinates
- 4, -56
- Area
- 163,820 km²
- Population
- 646,758
- GDP
- $11.8B ($18.3K per person)
- Literacy
- 94.7%
- Landlocked
- No
- Land borders
Currency
Surinamese Dollar SRD
- Symbol
- SRD narrow $
- Minor units
- 2 decimals
- Example
- $ 1.234,50
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch nl | Official | 90% (582.1K) | |
| Sranan Tongo srn | 68% (439.8K) | ||
| Traditional Chinese zh-Hant | 1.1% (7.1K) | ||
| Hmong Njua hnj | 0.36% (2.3K) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| America/Paramaribo | UTC−03:00 | none | Suriname Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +597
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- none
- National number length
- 6–7 digits
- Emergency number
- 115 pattern 115
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 211-234 | +597 211 234 | XXX-XXX | 6 |
| Mobile | 741-2345 | +597 741 2345 | XXX-XXXX | 7 |
| Toll free | 801-2345 | +597 801 2345 | XXX-XXXX | 7 |
| Premium rate | 901-2345 | +597 901 2345 | XXX-XXXX | 7 |
| VoIP | 56-12-34 | +597 56 12 34 | XX-XX-XX | 6, 7 |
Show the 3 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | 56 | $1-$2-$3 | $1-$2-$3 |
(\d{3})(\d{3}) | [2-5] | $1-$2 | $1-$2 |
(\d{3})(\d{4}) | [6-9] | $1-$2 | $1-$2 |
Address and postal code
Address layout
{Name}
{Organization}
{Street address}
{City}
{State/province}
- Uppercase fields
- Street address, State/province
- Predefined regions
- 10
Postal code
- Pattern
- Postal codes are not used
Calendar, units and conventions
- First day of the week
- Monday
- Weekend
- Saturday to Sunday
- First week of the year
- Contains at least 1 day of the new year
- Hour cycle
- 24-hour (0–23), also hB
- Calendars
- gregorian
- Measurement system
- Metric
- Temperature
- Celsius
- Paper size
- A4
- Locales
Number and date formats
As written by the Dutch (Suriname) locale (nl-SR), amounts in SRD.
- Number
- 1.234.567,891
- Percent
- 45,7%
- Currency (SRD)
- $ 1.234.567,89
- Accounting
- ($ 1.234.567,89)
- Currency, name
- 1.234.567,89 Surinaamse dollar
- Compact short
- 1,2 mln.
- Compact long
- 1,2 miljoen
- Scientific
- 1,235E6
- Speed
- 88 kilometer per uur
- Temperature
- 21,5°C
- Date, full
- vrijdag 27 maart 2026
- Date, long
- 27 maart 2026
- Date, medium
- 27 mrt 2026
- Date, short
- 27-03-2026
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27 mrt 2026, 15:04
- Month and year
- maart 2026
- Weekday
- vrijdag
- Relative time
- gisteren · over 3 dagen · 2 uur geleden
- List: and
- A, B en C
- List: or
- A, B of C