ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2020 EST.): 586,634 • CAPITAL: Paramaribo • MAIN CITIES: Lelydorp, Nieuw Nickerie • VISA: A tourist card from Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport costs $35 and allows one entry. A passport valid for six months and return ticket are required for travel here • HEALTH: Yellow fever, malaria and hepatitis B precautions are recommended • CURRENCY: Surinamese dollar (SRD) = 100 cents • EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): SRD32.45 = $1
• TIPPING: 10 percent service charge sometimes included • TIME: GMT –4 • ELECTRICITY: 110 or 220 volts. Adaptor required • DRIVING: On the left. International permit required • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2023): Jan 1, 22; Mar 7; Apr 9, 10; May 1, 28; Jul 1; Aug 9; Oct 10; Nov 12, 25; Dec 25, 26 • LANGUAGE: Dutch, with English widely spoken • RELIGION: Hindu, Muslim, Roman Catholic and others • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +597
CLIMATE Tropical with high humidity. The two dry seasons are February to April and August to November. September and October are warmest and driest.
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAY: Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From Miami, 6h via Port of Spain/Aruba
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