Suriname 1996
Yearbook 1996 Suriname. A bill that would have enabled large timber deliveries to a Malaysian company had to be withdrawn at the beginning of the year due to both national…
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According to Allcitycodes, Suriname is a small, tropical nation located on the northeastern coast of South America. It is bordered to the east by French Guiana, to the south by Brazil, and to the west and north by Guyana. The country has a total area of 163,820 square kilometers (63,039 square miles), making it slightly larger than the state of Georgia in the United States. Suriname is divided into ten districts: Brokopondo, Commewijne, Coronie, Marowijne, Nickerie, Para, Paramaribo (capital city), Saramacca, Sipaliwini and Wanica. The capital city of Paramaribo is located on the banks of Suriname River in district Paramaribo and has a population of more than 250 thousand people. The landscape in Suriname consists mostly of tropical rainforest with flat coastal plains along its coastline and some hills in its interior regions. The highest point in Suriname is Juliana Top at 1,230 meters (4,035 feet). The climate in this country is tropical with two distinct seasons: rainy season from April to August and dry season from September to March. Temperatures range from 22°C (71°F) during dry season to 33°C (91°F) during rainy season. The international dialling code for Suriname is +597 followed by either 7 digits for landlines or 8 digits for mobile phones e.g: +597 4xx xxx xxx or +597 8xx xxx xxxx respectively where ‘x’ represents any digit between 0-9 depending on your telephone number’s location within each district/province/city/town respectively. Surinamese area codes are divided into four categories – national area codes consisting of two digits followed by six digits e.g: 05-xxxxxx; provincial area codes consisting of three digits followed by six digits e.g: 097-xxxxxx; urbanized area codes consisting of four digits followed by six digits e.g: 0977-xxxxxx; and local area codes consisting of five digits followed by seven digits e.g: 09777-xxxxxxx where ‘x’ represents any digit between 0-9 depending on your telephone number’s location within each province/district/urbanized area/local municipality respectively. Check politicsezine for Suriname Political System.