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Suriname:
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Other pages in this profile of Suriname:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 475,996 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 2.9 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 27.5% (male 66,695/female 64,356) 15-64 years: 66.2% (male 156,961/female 158,234) 65 years and over: 6.3% (male 12,868/female 16,882) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 27.5 years male: 27.1 years female: 27.9 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.099% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 17.02 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 5.51 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -0.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 19.45 deaths/1,000 live births male: 22.96 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 73.48 years male: 70.76 years female: 76.39 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.01 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.7% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 5,200 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition fewer than 500 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: dengue fever, Mayaro virus, and malaria water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Surinamer(s) adjective: Surinamese |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Hindustani (also known locally as "East Indians"; their ancestors emigrated from northern India in the latter part of the 19th century) 37%, Creole (mixed white and black) 31%, Javanese 15%, "Maroons" (their African ancestors were brought to the country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and escaped to the interior) 10%, Amerindian 2%, Chinese 2%, white 1%, other 2% |
Religions |
Definition Hindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), Roman Catholic 22.8%, Muslim 19.6%, indigenous beliefs 5% |
Languages |
Definition 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), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.6% male: 92% female: 87.2% (2004 census) |
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