1981 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1981 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Area
rate: 1 Suriname guilder (S. Monetary conversion fl.)=US$0.560
Fiscal year
calendar year
Communications
Airfields
29 total, 28 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Civil air
2 major transport aircraft, leased in
Highways
8,780 km total; 2,210 km paved, 1,990 km gravel, 2,400 km improved earth, 2,180 km unimproved earth
Inland waterways
4,500 km; most important means of transport; oceangoing vessels with drafts ranging from 4.2 m to 7 m can navigate many of the principal waterways while native canoes navigate upper reaches
Military manpower
males 15-49, 63,000; 40,000 fit for military service AfSICA •/ ZIMBABWE / -J I \
Ports
1 major (Paramaribo), 6 minor
Railroads
166 km total; 86 km meter gauge (1.00 m) (government owned) and 80 km narrow gauge (industrial lines); all single track
Telecommunications
international facilities good; domestic radio-relay system; 21,300 telephones (6.1 per 100 popl.); 6 AM, 2 FM, and 6 TV stations; 2 Atlantic satellite stations DEFENSE FORCES