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Transportation of Suriname

Airports:47 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 5
over 3,047 m: 1
under 914 m: 4 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 42
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 36 (2006)
Pipelines:oil 51 km (2006)
Roadways:total: 4,304 km
paved: 1,130 km
unpaved: 3,174 km (2003)
Waterways:1,200 km (most navigable by ships with drafts up to 7 m) (2005)
Merchant marine:total: 1 ship (1000 GRT or over) 1,078 GRT/1,214 DWT
by type: cargo 1 (2006)
Ports and terminals:Paramaribo

Suriname Quickstats

  • Population: 470,784 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 163,270 sq km
  • Density: 2.7 /km² (223rd)
  • GDP (total): $2.898 billion (160st)
  • GDP (per capita): $5,683 (96th)
  • Literacy: 89.6%

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  • Currency: Surinamese dollar (SRD)
  • Dial code: +597

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