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Republic of Suriname Flags
Flag Colors and Description
The Surinamese flag is comprised of five horizontal bands of green (top, double width), white, red (quadruple width), white, and green (double width), with is a large, yellow, five-pointed star centered in the red band.
People
Population: 439,117 (July 2006 estimate)
Population Growth Rate: 0.2% (2006 estimate)
Spoken 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
Government
Government Type: constitutional democracy
Capital: Paramaribo
Economics
GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $3.098 billion (2006 estimate)
GDP per capita: $7,100 (2006 estimate)
