AGRI-Invest Country Profiles

SURINAME Capital: Paramaribo

| 163,820 (Sq.km) | Population: 581,363

Currency: Suriname Dollar Official Language: Dutch GDP Per Capita: US$6,360

Paramaribo

Major Exports:

Rice

Gold

Oil

Hardwood Bananas

Markets:

Norway

United Arab Emirates

US

Canada

Belgium

Netherlands

CARICOM

Major Imports:

Food

Fuel

Clothing Machinery

Industrial raw material/ inputs

Agriculture Data

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Valued Added (Current) US Dollars

US$244M

Agricultural Land 15,000 (Sq.Km.)

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Valued Added as % of GDP (US dollars)

7%

Agricultural Land (% of Land Area)

9.3%

Employment in Agriculture (% of Total Employment)

16%

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