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Republic of Suriname |
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| Capital: |
Paramaribo |
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| Region: |
Americas |
| Subregion: |
South America |
| Area: |
163820 |
| Population size: (2025-06-20 01:22) |
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| Auto code: |
SME |
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| CallingCode: |
+597 |
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| International organizations: |
| UNASUR |
Union of South American Nations |
| OIC |
Organization of Islamic Cooperation |
| WTO |
world Trade organisation |
| OIS |
Organization of American States |
| CELAC |
Community of Latin American and Caribbean Countries |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
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 A country, state, region... (77) |
| First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 10 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 66 | |
 Stream, lake... (1209) |
| Rapids (RPDS)
(A turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed) | 177 | | Waterfall(s) (FLLS)
(A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream) | 56 | | Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 883 | | Canal (CNL)
(An artificial watercourse) | 50 | | Tidal flat(s) (FLTT)
(A large flat area of mud or sand attached to the shore and alternately covered and uncovered by the tide) | 10 | | Reservoir(s) (RSV)
(An artificial pond or lake) | 7 | | Shoal(s) (SHOL)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material) | 3 | | Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 16 | | Section of stream (STMX)
| 1 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 2 | | Distributary(-ies) (STMD)
(A branch which flows away from the main stream, as in a delta or irrigation canal) | 3 | | Headwaters (STMH)
(The source and upper part of a stream, including the upper drainage basin) | 1 | |
 Parks, area ... (132) |
| Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 119 | | Concession area (CNS)
(A lease of land by a government for economic development, e.g., mining, forestry) | 4 | | Nature reserve (RESN)
(An area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat) | 1 | | Mining area (MNA)
(An area of mine sites where minerals and ores are extracted) | 1 | | Area (AREA)
(A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries) | 1 | | Park (PRK)
(An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation) | 1 | | Port (PRT)
(A place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging waterborne cargo or passengers, usually located in a harbor) | 5 | |
 City, village... (548) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 446 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 64 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 8 | | Historical populated place (PPLH)
(A populated place that no longer exists) | 25 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Abandoned populated place (PPLQ)
| 1 | | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 3 | |
 Road, railroad (39) |
| Road (RD)
(An open way with improved surface for transportation of animals, people and vehicles) | 39 | |
 Spot, building, farm (234) |
| Airfield (AIRF)
(A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 52 | | Estate(s) (EST)
(A large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities) | 106 | | Dam (DAM)
(A barrier constructed across a stream to impound water) | 28 | | Camp(s) (CMP)
(A site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use) | 5 | | Power station (PS)
(A facility for generating electric power) | 3 | | Police post (PP)
(A building in which police are stationed) | 1 | | Lock(s) (LOCK)
(A basin in a waterway with gates at each end by means of which vessels are passed from one water level to another) | 1 | | Mine(s) (MN)
(A site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages) | 1 | | Abandoned airfield (AIRQ)
| 7 | | Sluice (SLCE)
(A conduit or passage for carrying off surplus water from a waterbody, usually regulated by means of a sluice gate) | 2 | | Bridge (BDG)
(A structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across) | 1 | | Grave (GRVE)
(A burial site) | 1 | | Mission (MSSN)
(A place characterized by dwellings, school, church, hospital and other facilities operated by a religious group for the purpose of providing charitable services and to propagate religion) | 1 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 3 | | House(s) (HSE)
(A building used as a human habitation) | 1 | | Railroad stop (RSTP)
(A place lacking station facilities where trains stop to pick up and unload passengers and freight) | 1 | | Meteorological station (STNM)
(A station at which weather elements are recorded) | 1 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 11 | | Barracks (BRKS)
(A building for lodging military personnel) | 1 | | College (SCHC)
(The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning) | 1 | | Beacon (BCN)
(A fixed artificial navigation mark) | 1 | | Office building (BLDO)
(Commercial building where business and/or services are conducted) | 1 | | School (SCH)
(Building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place) | 1 | | Community center (CTRCM)
(A facility for community recreation and other activities) | 1 | | Building(s) (BLDG)
(A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.) | 2 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (230) |
| Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 111 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 21 | | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 16 | | Polder (PLDR)
(An area reclaimed from the sea by diking and draining) | 27 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 5 | | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 23 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 3 | | Mesa(s) (MESA)
(A flat-topped, isolated elevation with steep slopes on all sides, less extensive than a plateau) | 1 | | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 11 | | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 7 | | Cape (CAPE)
(A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction) | 1 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 4 | |
 Forest, heath... (11) |
| Cultivated area (CULT)
(An area under cultivation) | 4 | | Grassland (GRSLD)
(An area dominated by grass vegetation) | 7 | |
