Official nameRepubliek Suriname (Republic of Suriname)CapitalParamariboPopulation estimate (2015)543,000Internet domain extension.srCurrencyThe unit of currency is the Suriname dollar (SRD), which consists of 100 cents.TerritorySuriname is located on the northern coast of South America. It is bounded in the north by the Atlantic Ocean, east by French Guiana, west by Guyana, and south by Brazil.LanguagesThe official language is Dutch. English is widely spoken next to Hindi, Javanese and Chinese as inter-group communication. A vernacular, called 'Sranan' or 'Surinamese', is used as a lingua franca.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words