The unit of currency is the Suriname dollar (SRD), which consists of 100 cents.
Territory
Suriname is located on the northern coast of South America. It is bounded in the north by the Atlantic Ocean, east by French Guiana, west by Guyana, and south by Brazil.
Languages
The official language is Dutch. English is widely spoken next to Hindi, Javanese and Chinese as inter-group communication. A vernacular, called ‘Sranan’ or ‘Surinamese’, is used as a lingua franca.
Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London
The unit of currency is the Suriname dollar (SRD), which consists of 100 cents.
Territory
Suriname is located on the northern coast of South America. It is bounded in the north by the Atlantic Ocean, east by French Guiana, west by Guyana, and south by Brazil.
Languages
The official language is Dutch. English is widely spoken next to Hindi, Javanese and Chinese as inter-group communication. A vernacular, called “Sranan” or “Surinamese,” is used as a lingua franca.
Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London