STATISTICS

SurinameRegion South AmericaCurrency Surinamese Dollar (SRD)Surface area (square kilometres) 163 820Population in 2012 (estimated, 000) 535Population density in 2012 (per square kilometre) 3.3Capital city and population in 2011 (000) Paramaribo (278)United Nations membership date 4 December 1975Economic indicators 2005 2010 2012GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 2 193 4 368 5 012GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 3.9 4.2 3.9GDP per capita (current US$) 4 390.3 8 320.7 9 376.5GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 4 313.5 8 122.0 9 011.9Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 45.6 37.5 39.8Exchange rates (national currency per US$) a 2.74 2.74 3.30Balance of payments, current account (million US$) –144 651 238CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) bc 171 249 307Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 99 137 131Food production index (2004-2006=100) 99 137 131Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) 23.0 defgh ... ...Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) 8.0 defgh ... ...Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 37.8 40.1 40.4Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 67.3 68.7 68.8Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 161 205 240Energy production, primary (000 mt oil equivalent) 715 865 ...Mobile-cellular subscriptions (per 100 inhabitants) 46.6 169.6 i 182.9 iIndividuals using the Internet (%) 6.4 31.6 34.7 iTotal trade Major trading partners 2012(million US$) j (% of exports) j (% of imports) jExports 2 466.9 United Arab Emirates 26.1 United States 26.7Imports 1 637.8 Canada 18.6 Trinidad and Tobago 25.4Balance 829.1 United States 11.2 Netherlands 16.0Social indicatorsPopulation growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 0.9Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 1.4Rural population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 –0.5Urban population (%) 2013 70.5Population aged 0-14 years (%) 2013 27.4Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) 2013 10.9/8.6Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 2013 100.4Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) 2010-2015 74.2/67.8Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2010-2015 17.4Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2010-2015 2.3Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) 2006-2012 45.6International migrant stock (000 and % of total population) k mid-2013 41.7/7.7Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR mid-2013 3Education: Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100) 2006-2012 104.4/95.0Education: Female third-level students (% of total) 2006-2012 62.0 lIntentional homicides (females and males, per 100 000) 2008-2010 3.6/11.9Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2014 11.8Environmental indicatorsThreatened species 2013 75Forested area (% of land area) 2011 94.6CO 2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) 2010 2 382/4.5Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 2010 1 693.0a Market rate. b Paramaribo. c Index base 2001=100. d 2004. e Population census. f The indices are shownin terms of ISIC Rev.3. g August. h Break in series; data not strictly comparable. i ITU estimate. j 2011.k Data refer to foreign citizens. l 2002.188 World Statistics Pocketbook