ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2023 EST.): 625,822 • CAPITAL: Paramaribo • MAIN CITIES: Lelydorp, Nieuw Nickerie, Brokopondo • VISA: A tourist card from Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport costs $35 and allows one entry. Passengers arriving from the U.S. must have a passport valid for at least six months and an onward or return ticket • HEALTH: Yellow fever certifi cate required if arriving from an infected area • CURRENCY: Surinamese dollar (SRD) • TIPPING: Not customary. Service charge included in some restaurants
• TIME: GMT –3 • ELECTRICITY: 230 volts. No adapter required • DRIVING: On the left. International driving permit required • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2024): Jan 1; Feb 10, 25; Mar 25; Apr 10; May 1; Jun 17; Jul 1; Aug 9; Oct 10, 31; Nov 25; Dec 25-26 • LANGUAGE: Dutch. English is also widely spoken • RELIGION: Hindu, Muslim and Roman Catholic • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +597
CLIMATE Tropical with high humidity. The two dry seasons are between February and April and August and November
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAY: Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From Miami, 6h via Guyana
TOP ATTRACTIONS • Paramaribo Downtown • Brownsberg Nature Park
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