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	Suriname > General information
UNRC/UNDP RR and FAOR a.i.: Ms. Marcia DE CASTRO (UNDP) \| e-mail: FAO-TT@fao.org

Country codes

ISO3:	SUR	ISO2:	SR
UN:	740	GAUL:	233
UNDP:	SUR	FAOSTAT:	207

Key statistics

Country area: 16382 (1000 Ha)
Source: FAOSTAT. Official data, 2009.

Land area: 15600 (1000 Ha)
Source: FAOSTAT. Official data, 2009.

Agricultural area: 81 (1000 Ha)
Source: FAOSTAT. Estimated, 2009.

Population: 525 (1000)
Source: FAOSTAT. Estimated, 2010.

GDP: 3033 (millions of US dollars)
Source: World Bank. Estimated, 2008.

Human development index: 0.646
Source: UNDP - HDRO. Calculated, 2010.

Global hunger index: 8
Source: IFPRI. Calculated, 2011.

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Thematic profiles and systems:

FAO Country briefs - Brief overview of country's people, agriculture and FAO's major in-country development activities.

FAO Projects in the country - from the Field Programme Management Information System (FPMIS). The content is coordinated by the Technical Cooperation Department of FAO.

Country Profiles and International Human Development Indicators - Human Development Report Office (HDRO) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)