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| Population | 436,935 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 30.2% (male 67,588; female 64,223) 15-64 years: 63.7% (male 142,656; female 135,819) 65 years and over: 6.1% (male 11,914; female 14,735) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 25.8 years male: 25.4 years female: 26.3 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.31% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate | 18.87 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.99 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -8.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 24.15 deaths/1,000 live births female: 19.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 28.24 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 69.1 years male: 66.77 years female: 71.55 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.37 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 1.2% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 3,700 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 330 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality |
noun: surinamer(s) adjective: surinamese |
| Ethnic groups | Hindustani (also known locally as "East Indians"; their ancestors emigrated from northern India in the latter part of the 19th century) 37%, Creole (mixed white and black) 31%, Javanese 15%, "Maroons" (their African ancestors were 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% |
| Religions | Hindu 27.4%, Muslim 19.6%, Roman Catholic 22.8%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), indigenous beliefs 5% |
| Languages | 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), Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: republic of suriname conventional short form: suriname local short form: suriname former: netherlands guiana, dutch guiana local long form: republiek suriname |
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