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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	16.61	Per 1000 Inhabitants	125	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	5.53	Per 1000 Inhabitants	175	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	18.19	Per 1000 Live Births	105	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	73.98	Years	103	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	0.00	Per 1000 Inhabitants	82	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	1.11	Percent	114	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	1.97	Born per Woman	132	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	1605	Gigawatt hour	139	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	143	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	144	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	-2.20	Percent	149	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	9000	Dollar	113	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	4570	Million dollar	163	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	6.50	Percent	15	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	6.40	Percent	157	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	14	1000 Barrel per day	141	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	15.28	1000 Barrel per day	81	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	9.50	Percent	111	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	163820	Square kilometer	91			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	2.40	Percent	27			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	500		91			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	6800		116			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	486618		172			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity	correspondent
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States	to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with the EU
Alliance of Small Island States	to call attention to threats of sea-level rise and coral bleaching to small islands and lowlying coastal developing states from global warming;to emphasize the importance of information and information technology in the process of achieving sustainable development
Caribbean Community and Common Market	to promote economic integration and development, especially among the less developed countries
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
Inter-American Development Bank	to promote economic and social development in Latin America
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
Islamic Development Bank	to promote Islamic economic aid and social development
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Hydrographic Organization	to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays;to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography;to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Latin American Economic System	to promote economic and social development through regional cooperation
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
Nonaligned Movement	to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
Organization of American States	to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development
Organization of the Islamic Conference	to promote Islamic solidarity in economic, social, cultural, and political affairs
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean	to encourage the peaceful uses of atomic energy and prohibit nuclear weapons
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Permanent Court of Arbitration	to facilitate the settlement of international disputes
PetroCaribe	to eliminate existing social inequities, to foster high standards of living, to promote effective people's participation in shaping their own destiny
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
Union of South American Nations	to model a community after the European Union which will include a common currency, parliament, passport, and defense policy
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers

Names (6)

Suriname : Name
Republic of Suriname : Longname
Suriname : Name
- Local
Republiek Suriname : Longname
- Local
Netherlands Guiana : Name
- Former
Dutch Guiana : Name
- Former

Description

First explored by the Spaniards in the 16th century and then settled by the English in the mid-17th century, Suriname became a Dutch colony in 1667. With the abolition of slavery in 1863, workers were brought in from India and Java. Independence from the Netherlands was granted in 1975. Five years later the civilian government was replaced by a military regime that soon declared a socialist republic. It continued to exert control through a succession of nominally civilian administrations until 1987, when international pressure finally forced a democratic election. In 1990, the military overthrew the civilian leadership, but a democratically elected government - a four-party New Front coalition - returned to power in 1991 and has ruled since;the coalition expanded to eight parties in 2005.