| Suriname | |
| Map: | PAT - Suriname.gif |
| Continent: | South America |
| Region: | Caribbean |
| Coordinates: | 4°N -56°W |
| Area Ranking: | 90th |
| Km Area: | 163,820 |
| Percent Land: | 95.33 |
| Km Coastline: | 386 |
| Exclusive Economic Zone: | 127772km2 |
| Borders: | total length 1707km (1,061miles) |
| Highest Point: | Juliana Top 1230m (4,040feet) |
| Lowest Point: | Caribbean Sea |
| Longest River: | Courantyne River 724km (450miles) |
| Largest Lake: | Brokopondo Reservoir 1560km (970miles) |
Suriname is located in the northern part of South America and is part of Caribbean South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana. It is mostly covered by tropical rainforest, containing a great diversity of flora and fauna that, for the most part, are increasingly threatened by new development. There is a relatively small population, most of which live along the coast.
There are currently two unresolved border disputes that affect the geography of Suriname, namely the Tigri Area in the southwestern region near Guyana and also the Marouini/Litani region with French Guiana in the southeast.
Geographic coordinates: 4°N -56°W
Continent:South America
Total:163820km2
Land:156000km2
Water:7820km2
Area - comparative:See order of magnitude 1 E+11 m². Slightly larger than Tunisia.
See main article: Borders of Suriname. Total:1703km (1,058miles)
Border countries:
Coastline:386km (240miles)
127772km2 and 200nmi
Territorial sea:121NaN1
Suriname has a tropical rainforest climate and a tropical monsoon climate, with hot humid conditions year-round.
Climate change in both Suriname and the wider world is leading to hotter temperatures and more extreme weather. As a fairly poor country, its contributions to global climate change have been limited. Suriname has a large forest cover, the country has been running a carbon negative economy since 2014.[1] Hotter temperatures[2] and changes in precipitation trends[3] are predicted because of climate change.
Most of the country is made up of rolling hills, but there is a narrow coastal plain that has swampy terrain.
A recent global remote sensing analysis suggested that there were 781 km² of tidal flats in Suriname, making it the 34th ranked country in terms of tidal flat area.[4]
Elevation extremes
Lowest point: Unnamed location in the coastal plain - 2m (07feet) below Sea Level.
Highest point: Juliana Top - 1230m (4,040feet)
Timber, hydropower, fish, forests, hydroelectric potential, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite and gold. Small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum and iron ore. It also has sizeable oil.
The country has one large reservoir, the Brokopondo Reservoir. Several rivers run through it, including the Suriname River, Nickerie River and Maroni or Marowijne River.
(2018 Estimates)
Arable land:0.4%
Permanent crops:0.0%
permanent pasture:0.1%
forest:94.6%
Other:4.9%
510km2 (2003)
Tropical Showers, no hurricanes.
Deforestation is a real problem as timber is cut for export. There is also a lot of pollution of inland waterways by small-scale mining activities.
Suriname has agreed to the following agreements:Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Kyoto Protocol, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping--London Convention, Marine Dumping--London Protocol, Ozone Layer Protection, Paris Accords Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling[5]