vice 4,080,715; reach
military age (18) annually 305,885 (1994 est.)
Defense expenditures:
exchange rate conversion - $339 million, 2.2% of GDP (1989 est.)

@Suriname, Geography

Location:
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between
French Guiana and Guyana
Map references:
South America, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
163,270 sq km
land area:
161,470 sq km
comparative area:
slightly larger than Georgia
Land boundaries:
total 1,707 km, Brazil 597 km, French Guiana 510 km, Guyana 600 km
Coastline:
386 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
International disputes:
claims area in French Guiana between Litani Rivier and Riviere
Marouini (both headwaters of the Lawa Rivier); claims area in Guyana
between New (Upper Courantyne) and Courantyne/Koetari Rivers (all
headwaters of the Courantyne)
Climate:
tropical; moderated by trade winds
Terrain:
mostly rolling hills; narrow coastal plain with swamps
Natural resources:
timber, hydropower potential, fish, shrimp, bauxite, iron ore, and
small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, gold
Land use:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
meadows and pastures:
0%
forest and woodland:
97%
other:
3%
Irrigated land:
590 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues:
NA
natural hazards:
NA
international agreements:
party to - Endangered Species, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ship
Pollution, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate
Change, Law of the Sea
Note:
mostly tropical rain forest; great diversity of flora and fauna which
for the most part is not threatened because of the lack of
development; relatively small population most of which lives along the
coast

@Suriname, People

Population:
422,840 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.57% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
25.31 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
6 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
-3.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
31.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
69.45 years
male:
66.94 years
female:
72.08 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.79 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Surinamer(s)
adjective:
Surinamese
Ethnic divisions:
Hindustani (East Ind