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Economic Indicator: Natural Resources, Agricultural Products, Land Use and Water Use
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Surinamese Dollar
Currency Symbol: SRD
Natural Resources: timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore
Agriculture - Products: rice, bananas, palm kernels, coconuts, plantains, peanuts; beef, chickens; shrimp; forest products
Land Use: arable land: 0.36% ; permanent crops: 0.04% ; other: 99.6% (2011)
Irrigated Land: 511.8 sq km (2003)
Total Renewable Water Resources: 122 cu km (2011)
Freshwater Withdrawal (Domestic/Industrial/Agricultural): total: 0.67 cu km/yr (6%/4%/90%) ; per capita: 1,396 cu m/yr (2006)