© GeoNova Publishing, Inc. South America | World Country (long form) Republic of Suriname Capital Paramaribo Total Area 63,038.90 sq mi 163,270.00 sq km (slightly larger than Georgia) Population 433,998 (July 2001 est.) Estimated Population in 2050 388,061 Languages Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese Literacy 93.0% total, 95.0% male, 91% female (1995 est.) Religions Hindu 27.4%, Muslim 19.6%, Roman Catholic 22.8%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), indigenous beliefs 5% Life Expectancy 68.97 male, 74.42 female (2001 est.) Government Type constitutional democracy Currency 1 Surinamese guilder, gulden, or florin (Sf.) = 100 cents GDP (per capita) $3,400 (1999 est.) Industry bauxite and gold mining, alumina and aluminum production, lumbering, food processing, fishing Agriculture paddy rice, bananas, palm kernels, coconuts, plantains, peanuts; beef, chickens; forest products; shrimp Arable Land 0% Natural Resources timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore Also available from this page: Brazil French Guiana Guyana North Atlantic Ocean