Suriname

Location

Paramaribo
Suriname
5° 49' 59.988" N, 55° 10' 0.12" W
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 2009 2010 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 2010 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 2009 2010 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
09 Mar 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
8 March 2012: As part of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) celebration of International Women’s Day, CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque announced the release of public campaign products on ending violence against women. The products, intended to support the global campaign “UNiTE to End Violence against Women” launched by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010, include public service announcements (PSAs), jingles, a calypso and a documentary on sexual, psychological and...
28 Feb 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
15 February 2012: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced the 2012 IDEAS Energy Innovation Contest for the Caribbean, which will award up to US$200,000 for projects involving energy efficiency and access to renewable energy in the region. The contest invites individuals and organizations in Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and...
28 Feb 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
January 2012: The 13th issue of the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information and Training Center for the Wider Caribbean’s (RAC/REMPEITC) quarterly newsletter, “Caribe,” highlights three workshops held in the region to help countries meet their obligations under International Maritime Organization (IMO) conventions regarding ballast water management (BWM) and oil spill preparedness and response. A workshop held 14-15 November 2011, in Kingston, Jamaica, sponsored by...
External Resources: 

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National focal point for sustainable development: 
Environmental Section, Ministry of Labour, Technological Development & Environment