Suriname

Key facts

How Suriname ranks

• 4th most sparsely populated country in the world.

Every ranking is computed from the facts above — see the full record tables.

Which countries border Suriname?3

• Brazil
• France
• Guyana

Suriname in the game

Every puzzle gives three clues that exactly one country satisfies. Suriname is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 34 clues from the pool that are true of Suriname, rarest first — the fewer countries share a clue, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Borders Brazil1 of 10
• Borders France1 of 10
• Is in South America1 of 12
• Has fewer than 10 people per km²1 of 14
• Its capital city's name begins with “P”1 of 17
• Borders a country in a different region1 of 21
• Its name begins with “S”1 of 26
• Its currency is called the dollar1 of 27
• Borders a country that drives on the other side of the road1 of 29
• Has land below sea level1 of 33
• Borders a country in a different hemisphere1 of 34
• Has fewer than 25 people per km²1 of 34
• Is in the Americas1 of 35
• Has fewer than 1 million people1 of 37
• Borders a member of the European Union1 of 44
• Every country it borders has a higher peak than it does1 of 46
• Borders a country spanning more time zones than it does1 of 48
• Lies entirely in the western hemisphere1 of 49
• Every country it borders is larger than it1 of 51
• Borders a member of NATO1 of 53
• Drives on the left1 of 54
• Shares no official language with any of its neighbours1 of 54
• Borders a country more than ten times its size1 of 59
• Borders a country of more than 100 million people1 of 66
• Every country it borders has a coastline1 of 67
• Its flag features a star1 of 67
• Has fewer people than Ireland1 of 74
• Its flag contains green1 of 83
• Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
• Lies entirely within the tropics1 of 90
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144

Common questions about Suriname

Which countries border Suriname?

Suriname shares a land border with 3 countries: Brazil, France and Guyana.

What is the capital of Suriname?

The capital of Suriname is Paramaribo.

Is Suriname landlocked?

No. Suriname has a coastline.

What language is spoken in Suriname?

Suriname has one official language, Dutch.