CapitalParamaribo
Government typepresidential republic
Chief of statePresident Jennifer GEERLINGS-SIMONS (since 16 July 2025)
Natural resourcestimber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore
Industriesgold mining, oil, lumber, food processing, fishing
Export partnersSwitzerland 49%, UAE 28%, Guyana 5%, USA 4%, France 3% (2023)
Import partnersUSA 22%, China 12%, Netherlands 11%, Trinidad & Tobago 9%, Guyana 8% (2023)
