Suriname
145,559 km² · 92nd largest of 193
Land borders
Nearest countries
- Guyana · 340 km
- Trinidad & Tobago · 900 km
- Venezuela · 980 km
- Barbados · 1080 km
- Grenada · 1080 km
- St. Vincent & Grenadines · 1160 km
Size
About 145,559 km², which is roughly the size of Nepal.
Facts that mention Suriname
Which country has the highest share of its land covered in forest?
Suriname, at over 90 percent
Suriname is over 90 percent forested, the highest share of any country. Guyana and Gabon are close behind; Finland leads Europe at about 73 percent.
Roughly what share of the Amazon rainforest is in Brazil?
About 60 percent
Brazil holds around 60 percent, with the rest across Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.
Which South American country has English as its official language?
Guyana
Guyana was British; neighbouring Suriname is Dutch-speaking and French Guiana is French. South America is far less uniformly Iberian than it is usually drawn.