Suriname

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Capital: Paramaribo

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 63,251

Land Covered by Water: 1.1%

Time Zone: ART (UTC-3)

Climate: tropical; moderated by trade winds

Approximate Population: 470,784

Official Language: Dutch, Sranan Tongo, Hindi, English, Hindustani, Javanese, Marathi, Bhojpuri, Hakka, Cantonese, Boni, Saramaccan, Paramakan, Ndyuka, Kwinti, Matawai, Cariban, Arawakan, Aluku, Kalina

Religion: Christianity, Hindu, Islam, Indigenous Religions

Currency: Surinamese Dollar

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, Malaria, Hepatitis A, Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), Toxoplasmosis, HIV (see AIDS/HIV), Hepatitis B

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