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    Introduction


    Independence from the Netherlands was granted in 1975. Five years later the civilian government was replaced by a military regime that soon declared a socialist republic. It continued to rule through a succession of nominally civilian administrations until 1987, when international pressure finally forced a democratic election. In 1989, the military overthrew the civilian government, but a democratically-elected government returned to power in 1991.


    Location


    Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana


    Geographic coordinates


    4 00 N, 56 00 W


    Area


    total: 163,270 sq km land: 161,470 sq km water: 1,800 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly larger than Georgia


    Land boundaries


    total: 1,707 km border countries: Brazil 597 km, French Guiana 510 km, Guyana 600 km


    Coastline


    386 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


    Climate


    tropical; moderated by trade winds


    Terrain


    mostly rolling hills; narrow coastal plain with swamps


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: unnamed location in the coastal plain -2 m highest point: Juliana Top 1,230 m


    Natural resources


    timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore


    Land use


    arable land: 0.37% permanent crops: 0.06% note: there are 95,000 hectares of arable land, 7,000 hectares of permanent crops, and 15,000 hectares of permanent pastures (1998 est.) other: 99.57%


    Irrigated land


    490 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    none


    Environment - current issues


    deforestation as timber is cut for export; pollution of inland waterways by small-scale mining activities


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements


    Geography - note


    smallest independent country on South American continent; mostly tropical rain forest; great diversity of flora and fauna that, for the most part, is increasingly threatened by new development; relatively small population, mostly along the coast


    Population


    436,935 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Paramaribo


    Phone Code


    +597


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