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Suriname
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country on the northern coast of South America, also considered part of the Caribbean region. Situated slightly north of the equator, over 90% of its territory is covered by rainforest, the second-highest proportion of forest cover in the world.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.11.04 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.7 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 6.8
- Economy 4.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 6 (list of 2026.10.27).
- Capital
- Paramaribo
- Population
- 616,500 inh.
- Area
- 163,820 km²
- Currency
- SRD
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Jennifer Simons
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
51 seats
Inception 1866
- National Democratic Party NDP 18
- Progressive Reform Party VHP 17
- General Liberation and Development Party ABOP 6
- National Party of Suriname NPS 6
- Pertjajah Luhur PL 2
- Brotherhood and Unity in Politics BEP 1
- Alternative 2020 1
Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
5 G$
GDP / capita
7,070 $
Growth
1.8 %
Inflation
9.2 %
Unemployment
7.8 %
Life expectancy
73.8 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.78/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
81/100
Corruption (CPI)
38/100
Press freedom (RSF)
73/100
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04
Last election
- 2025-05-25
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.722/1
Gini
39.2
Refugees hosted
24
Refugees originating
56
National anthem
God zij met ons Suriname
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- OIC
- OAS
- CARICOM
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,516 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.03: 3,217, or ×1.1.
French + English French usual level 2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2022 · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-11-04
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)