Suriname
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Suriname
Official name: | Republic of Suriname |
Capital: | Paramaribo |
Area: | total: 163,270 sq km land: 161,470 sq km water: 1,800 sq km |
Climate: | tropical; moderated by trade winds |
Location: | Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana |
Geographic coordinates: | 4 00 N, 56 00 W |
Comparative Area: | slightly larger than Georgia |
Land boundaries: | total: 1,707 km border countries: Brazil 597 km, French Guiana 510 km, Guyana 600 km |
Coastline: | 386 km |
Terrain: | mostly rolling hills; narrow coastal plain with swamps |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: unnamed location in the coastal plain -2 m highest point: Juliana Top 1,230 m |
Map of Suriname