Suriname

Capital City:

Paramaribo

Languages:

Dutch

Category: Social
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Net enrollment ratio in primary education		94	93.3	94		95.90000000000001	96.5	94.2				MDG Database
Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage	15.7		17.6	17.6	17.6	19.6	25.5	25.5	25.5	25.5	25.5	UN Stats (MDGs indicators)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)					89.59999999999999				90.7			World Bank

Category: Land
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	Source
Agricultural land (1000 Ha)	88	86	75	81.5	78.5	73.8	70.8	71	74.8	FAO
Forest area (sq km)	147,760	147,760	147,760	147,760	147,760	147,760	147,760	147,760		World Bank
Forest area (% of land area)	94.72	94.72	94.72	94.72	94.72	94.72	94.72	94.72		World Bank

Category: Tourism
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	42	26	17	18	52	96	109					Development Data Group, The World Bank. 2008. 2008 World Development Indicators Online. Washington, DC: The World Bank. Available at: http://go.worldbank.org/U0FSM7AQ40.

Category: Demographics
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Source
Country population	467,162	473,821	480,588	487,301	493,742	499,759	505,283	510,366	515,124	519,740	World Bank
Population annual growth	1.40267	1.41535	1.41807	1.38716	1.31311	1.21129	1.09927	1.00093999999999994	0.927953	0.892104	World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)	110					100			100		World Bank

Category: Indices
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
HDI - Human Development Index						0.636	0.639	0.644	0.641	0.643	0.646	UNDP International Human Development Indicators - Calculated based on data from UNDESA (2009d), Barro and Lee (2010), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2010b), World Bank (2010b) and IMF(2010a).

Category: Economy
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	Source
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)	4,410	4,160	4,670	5,020	5,480	5,950	6,360	7,040	6,730	World Bank
ODA received as % of GNI	3.85	3.39	1.12	0.89	1.67	2.53	3.09	6.2	3.71	UN Stats (MDGs indicators)
Workers remittances (current US$)			15,000,000	23,000,000	9,100,000	3,900,000	2,100,000	139,900,000	139,900,000	UN Data

Category: Energy
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Electric power consumption (kWh)												World Bank
Combustible renewables and waste (metric tons of oil equivalent)												World Bank
Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)												World Bank

Category: Climate Change and Sea-level Rise
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), thousand metric tons of CO2 (CDIAC)	2,127	2,266	2,252	2,241	2,285	2,380	2,439	2,439				MDG Database (CDIAC Data)

Category: Freshwater
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Improved water source (% of population with access)	91		92		92	92			93			World Bank

Category: Biodiversity
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected	12.050000000000001	12.050000000000001	12.07	12.07	12.07	12.07	12.07	12.07	12.07	12.07		UN Stats (MDGs indicators)

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Country Strategies:

Title	Programme Name	Programme Description	Year
UNFCCC Nat Comm - Suriname	First national communication under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Strategy Description	2006
NBSAP - Suriname	National Biodiversity Strategy	Strategy Description	2006
NSDS - Suriname		Strategy Description National Information / National Reports

Caribbean Ministers Adopt Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Agenda

Date: 13 Jul 2012 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

21 June 2012: The Ministerial Council overseeing the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) agreed to sharpen the focus of CRFM to improve the sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture in the region. The Council held its sixth meeting on 15 June 2012, in Nassau, The Bahamas, to discuss the development of a regional strategy and action plan regarding disaster management and the impact of climate change on Caribbean fishing communities, along with steps to better mitigate impacts on...

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CARICOM Heads of Government Discuss External Relations, Internal Reforms

Date: 13 Jul 2012 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

10 July 2012: The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met and discussed the Community’s place and positions in international fora, trade agreements, reform of CARICOM institutions, and possible economic and fiscal policy reforms to promote growth, development and competitiveness. CARICOM leaders held their 33rd Regular Meeting from 4-6 July 2012, at Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. In opening statements, outgoing CARICOM Chairman Desiré Delano Bouterse, President of Suriname...

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CRFM Scientific Meeting Assesses State of Caribbean Fisheries

Date: 13 Jul 2012 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

30 June 2012: The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism’s (CRFM) scientific body evaluated major fisheries in the region to determine whether natural fish populations remain healthy and where fisheries management controls are necessary. The eighth annual Scientific Meeting met from 20-30 June 2012, in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, with fisheries scientists from 12 of 17 CRFM member States participating. The Eighth Meeting evaluated the health and economic performance of...

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