Suriname Statistics
- Capital: Paramaribo
- Population: 486,618
- GDP: $4,711,000,000 (USD)
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Total Area:
63,039 (sq miles)
163,270 (sq kilometers) - Currency: Surinamese Dollar (SRD)
Suriname Facts
- Suriname Facts... Eighty percent of Suriname is covered with tropical rainforest. Learn More
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Eating and Recipes...
Rice is a staple food along with cassava, sweet potatoes, plantains, chicken and seafood. Favorite meals include Moksie alesie (a creole rice dish with chicken, white... Learn More
- Family... For some groups child care is handled by one parent at a time. Children spend the first five to six years with their mother and then they... Learn More
- Fashion... The Javanese women wear sarongs as they would in Indonesia. The creole women wear the traditional kotomisse, with an angisa or handkerchief. Learn More