GEOGRAPHY
Suriname is bordered to the
north by the Atlantic Ocean, to the east by the Marowijne River
(which forms the border with French Guiana), to the west by the
Corantijn River (which forms the border with Guyana), and to the
south by forests, savannahs and mountains which separate it from
Brazil. In the northern part of the country are coastal lowlands
covered with mangrove swamps. Further inland runs a narrow strip
of savannah land. To the south the land becomes hilly and then
mountainous, covered with dense tropical forest, and cut by numerous
rivers and streams.
Area:
163,265 sq km (63,037 sq miles)
Population: 214,000 (2000)
Population Density: 2.6 per sq km.
Capital: Paramaribo.
