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Suriname
Population (million people) 0.5 2015
GDP (current million US$) 4,878 2015
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $) 15,970 2015
Global Competitiveness Index
Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high)
Quality of overall infrastructure, 1-7 (best)
Quality of roads, 1-7 (best)
Quality of railroad infrastructure, 1-7 (best)
Quality of port infrastructure, 1-7 (best)
Quality of air transport infrastructure, 1-7 (best)
Liner shipping connectivity index 4.98 2016
Burden of customs procedure, (7=extremely efficient)
Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units)
Merchant fleet by flag of registration, number of ships 2 2016
Merchant fleet by flag of registration, tonnage 2 2016
Container penetration (incl. transhipment) TEU/1,000 capita
Motorways (Km) 0 2003
Highways, main or national roads (Km) 0 2003
Secondary or regional roads (Km) 4,304 2003
Other roads (Km)
Total length of roads (Km) 4,304 2003
Paved roads (%) 26 2003
Paved roads (Km) 1,130 2003
Non-paved roads (Km) 3,174 2003
Length of roads by GDP per capita (Km/$) 1.6 2003
Road network density (km/1,000 population) 7.93 2003
Density of roads (Km/Km2) 0.03 2003
Vehicle ownership (vehicle/1,000 population) 384 2013
Estimated road deaths annually 103 2013
Mortality rate [deaths/100,000 population] 19.1 2013
Rail lines (total route-km)
Rail network density (km/100,000 km2 land area)
Rail network density (km/1 million population)
Railways, goods transported (million ton-km)
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)
Air transport, freight (million ton-km) 29.3 2015
Air transport, passengers carried 259,682 2015
Per capita air passengers 0.478 2015
CO2 emissions of transport per capita
CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion)
Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 15.5 2015
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 180.69 2015
Fixed-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 9.48 2015
Percentage of individuals using the Internet 42.76 2015