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brought to the country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and escaped to the interior) 10%, Amerindian 2%, Chinese 2%, white 1%, other 2% <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#languages">Languages:</a></b><br> Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#religions">Religions:</a></b><br> Hindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), Roman Catholic 22.8%, Muslim 19.6%, indigenous beliefs 5% <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#population">Population:</a></b><br> 560,157 (July 2012 est.) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 170 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/population_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Population country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#age_structure">Age structure:</a></b><br> <i>0-14 years:</i> 26.4% (male 66,440/female 63,469) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/age_structure_014_years_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Age structure 0-14 years country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>15-64 years:</i> 67.3% (male 164,739/female 166,139) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/age_structure_1564_years_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Age structure 15-64 years country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>65 years and over:</i> 6.3% (male 13,300/female 17,902) (2011 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/age_structure_65_years_and_over_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Age structure 65 years and over country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#median_age">Median age:</a></b><br> <i>total:</i> 28.7 years <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/median_age_total_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Median age - total country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>male:</i> 28.3 years <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/median_age_male_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Median age - male country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>female:</i> 29.1 years (2011 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/median_age_female_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Median age - female country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#population_growth_rate">Population growth rate:</a></b><br> 1.222% (2012 est.) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 96 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/population_growth_rate_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Population growth rate country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#birth_rate">Birth rate:</a></b><br> 17.44 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 111 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/birth_rate_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Birth rate country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#death_rate">Death rate:</a></b><br> 6.17 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 159 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/death_rate_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Death rate country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#net_migration_rate">Net migration rate:</a></b><br> 0.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 56 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/net_migration_rate_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Net migration rate country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#urbanization">Urbanization:</a></b><br> <i>urban population:</i> 69% of total population (2010) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/urbanization_urban_population_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Urbanization - urban population country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>rate of urbanization:</i> 1.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/urbanization_rate_of_urbanization_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#major_cities_population">Major cities - population:</a></b><br> PARAMARIBO (capital) 259,000 (2009) <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#sex_ratio">Sex ratio:</a></b><br> <i>at birth:</i> 1.05 male(s)/female <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/sex_ratio_at_birth_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Sex ratio - at birth country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>under 15 years:</i> 1.04 male(s)/female <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/sex_ratio_under_15_years_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>15-64 years:</i> 1.03 male(s)/female <br><i>65 years and over:</i> 0.77 male(s)/female <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/sex_ratio_65_years_and_over_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>total population:</i> 1.01 male(s)/female (2012 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/sex_ratio_total_population_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Sex ratio - total population country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#maternal_mortality_rate">Maternal mortality rate:</a></b><br> 100 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 70 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/maternal_mortality_rate_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Maternal mortality rate country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#infant_mortality">Infant mortality rate:</a></b><br> <i>total:</i> 28.94 deaths/1,000 live births <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 70 <br><i>male:</i> 33.62 deaths/1,000 live births <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/infant_mortality_rate_male_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Infant mortality rate - male country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>female:</i> 24.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/infant_mortality_rate_female_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Infant mortality rate - female country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#life_expectancy_at_birth">Life expectancy at birth:</a></b><br> <i>total population:</i> 71.12 years <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 142 <br><i>male:</i> 68.78 years <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/life_expectancy_at_birth_male_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>female:</i> 73.58 years (2012 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/life_expectancy_at_birth_female_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#total_fertility_rate">Total fertility rate:</a></b><br> 2.08 children born/woman (2012 est.) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 116 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/total_fertility_rate_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Total fertility rate country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#health_expenditures">Health expenditures:</a></b><br> 7.6% of GDP (2009) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 62 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/health_expenditures_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Health expenditures country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#physicians_density">Physicians density:</a></b><br> 0.45 physicians/1,000 population (2000) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 130 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/physicians_density_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Physicians density country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#hospital_bed_density">Hospital bed density:</a></b><br> 3.1 beds/1,000 population (2007) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 70 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/hospital_bed_density_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Hospital bed density country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#drinking_water_source">Drinking water source:</a></b><br> <i>improved:</i> <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">urban: 97% of population <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">rural: 81% of population <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">total: 93% of population <br><i>unimproved:</i> <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">urban: 3% of population <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">rural: 19% of population <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">total: 7% of population (2008) <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#sanitation_facility_access">Sanitation facility access:</a></b><br> <i>improved:</i> <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">urban: 90% of population <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">rural: 66% of population <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">total: 84% of population <br><i>unimproved:</i> <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">urban: 10% of population <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">rural: 34% of population <div class="category_data" style="padding-top: 3px;">total: 16% of population (2008) <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#hiv_aids_adult_prevalence_rate">HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:</a></b><br> 1% (2009 est.) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 49 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/hiv_aids_adult_prevalence_rate_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#hiv_aids_people_living_with_hiv_aids">HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:</a></b><br> 3,700 (2009 est.) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 123 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/hiv_aids_people_living_with_hiv_aids_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#hiv_aids_deaths">HIV/AIDS - deaths:</a></b><br> fewer than 200 (2009 est.) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 103 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/hiv_aids_deaths_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#major_infectious_diseases">Major infectious diseases:</a></b><br> <i>degree of risk:</i> high <br><i>food or waterborne diseases:</i> bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever <br><i>vectorborne disease:</i> dengue fever, Mayaro virus, and malaria <br><i>water contact disease:</i> leptospirosis (2009) <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#education_expeditures">Education expenditures:</a></b><br> NA <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#literacy">Literacy:</a></b><br> <i>definition:</i> age 15 and over can read and write <br><i>total population:</i> 89.6% <br><i>male:</i> 92% <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/literacy_male_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Literacy - male country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>female:</i> 87.2% (2004 census) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/literacy_female_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Literacy - female country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#school_life_expectancy">School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):</a></b><br> <i>total:</i> 13 years (2006) <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#unemployment_youth_ages_15_24">Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:</a></b><br> <i>total:</i> 21.5% (2004) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 47 </font> <p> <p> <BR> <P> <font size = "-2"><B> NOTE: The information regarding Suriname on this page is re-published from the 2012 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. 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