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

ECLAC Report Examines Vulnerability to Climate Change of LAC Coasts

Date: 24 May 2012 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

21 May 2012: The UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has published a report that examines the vulnerability and exposure to climate change of the 72,182 km coastline of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The report looks at individual five km long, 20 km wide strips of LAC coastline, analyzing the physical, socioeconomic and ecological characteristics of coastal zones according to variables such as land type and use, crop areas or ecosystem zones, population...

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RAC/REMPEITC 2012-2013 Work Plan Set

Date: 22 May 2012 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

15 May 2012: The Steering Committee of the Regional Activity Centre/Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information and Training Centre (RAC/REMPEITC) for the Caribbean met to review the Centre’s work, plans for 2012-13, legal status and support from countries of the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR). The Sixth Regular Meeting, held 9-10 May 2012, in Willemstad, Curaçao, was attended by government representatives from Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Suriname and the US, as...

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UNFCCC Releases Submissions on Drivers of Deforestation and Monitoring Systems

Date: 10 May 2012 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

3 May 2012: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released two joint submissions from Parties containing their views on issues identified in decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 72 and appendix II (FCCC/SBSTA/2012/MISC.1/Add.1) on policy approaches and positive incentives on issues relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+). These submissions are...

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