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1.

Kerngegevens

hoofdstad

Paramaribo

staatshoofd

President Runaldo Ronald VENETIAAN (since 12 August 2000); Vice President Ramdien SARDJOE (since 3 August 2005); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government

regeringsleider

President Runaldo Ronald VENETIAAN (since 12 August 2000); Vice President Ram SARDJOE (since 3 August 2005)

2.

Bevolking

aantal inwoners

481.267

% van de bevolking jonger dan 15

27.1% (mannen: 66603/vrouwen: 64035)

% van de bevolking van 15 t/m 64

66.6% (mannen: 159525/vrouwen: 160871)

% van de bevolking 65 jaar en ouder

6.3% (mannen: 13004/vrouwen: 17229)

gemiddelde levensverwachting

73.73 jaar

geletterdheid

89.6%

3.

Economie

bruto binnenlands product

$4,274 miljard

bijdrage van landbouw aan bbp

10.8%

bijdrage van industrie aan bbp

24.4%

bijdrage van dienstensector aan bbp

64.8%

werkloosheid

9.5%

4.

Geografie

oppervlakte

163.820 km²

laagste punt

unnamed location in the coastal plain -2 m

hoogste punt

Juliana Top 1230 m

 
Bovenstaande gegevens zijn voor een belangrijk deel gebaseerd op het CIA World Factbook.

5.

Volkslied

Titel: God zij met ons Suriname

6.

Staatkundige ontwikkelingen

12.08.2010
Dési Bouterse is sworn in as president. Robert Ameerali becomes vice president, Lamuré Latour defense minister, and Wonnie Boedhoe finance minister. On August 13 Winston Lackin is sworn in as foreign minister and Hendrik Setrowidjojo as interior minister.
 
19.07.2010
Dési Bouterse is elected president, winning 36 of 50 votes in parliament, against 13 for Chandrikapersad Santokhi. He is to take office August 3.
 
04.01.2010
Former prime minister (1955-58), governor (1968-75), and president (1975-80) Johan Ferrier dies (night of January 3/4).
 
01.09.2005
The new cabinet takes office with Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk as foreign minister, Ivan Fernald as defense minister, and Maurits Hassankhan as interior minister. Humphrey Hildenberg remains finance minister.
 
03.08.2005
The United People's Assembly, consisting of 891 parliament members and elected local and district representatives, reelects Ronald Venetiaan as president with 560 of 879 votes; his challenger Rabin Parmessar receives 315 votes. Ram Sardjoe is elected vice president with 591 votes against 285 for Wilfried Roseval. They are sworn in on August 12. Later in the month a cabinet is proposed with Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk to be foreign minister, Ivan Fernald defense minister, Sylvano Tjong A Hin finance minister, and Maurits Hassankhan interior minister.
 
 
Bron: www.rulers.org
 
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