Official name in English: officially the Republic of Suriname
Capital: Paramaribo
Head of state: Ronald Venetiaan
Currency: Surinamese dollar (SRD)
Languages: Dutch
Population: 0.541Million
Surface area: 163,821 km2
GDP: US$3.147Billion
GDP per capita: US$5818.953

Inflation: 6.70%
Value of exports (2008): US$2.192Billion
Exports of percentage of GDP: 69.65%
Top business schools: Anton de Kom Universiteit