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Suriname

Gov: Presidential Republic
Detail: Presidential Republic
Head of state: Jennifer Geerlings-Simons
Head of govt: Jennifer Geerlings-Simons
Capital: Paramaribo
Language: Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is the native language of Creoles and much of the younger population), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese
Currency: No source
Region: Americas
Area: 163,820 km²
Population: 654K
GDP (PPP): $12B
Main exports: Gold, fish, refined petroleum
Main imports: Refined petroleum, ships, excavation machinery
Trade bal.: +$258M
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Total seats
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