Republic of Suriname joins the IEC Affiliate Country Programme bringing the number to 83
Suriname is in the north of the South
American continent and borders the North
Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana
and Guyana
During the WTO workshop held in October in Geneva, the representative of Suriname, Franklin Remy Grauwde, Executive Director, Suriname Standards Bureau, informed Françoise Rauser, IEC Affiliate Country Programme Secretary, that his country wished to join the IEC Programme.
Suriname is in the north of the South American continent and borders the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana. Its other border country is Brazil. Suriname, the smallest independent country in South America, became the 83rd country to participate in the IEC Affiliate Country Programme for developing and industrializing nations and brings the IEC Family to a grand total of 155.
With natural resources of timber, fish, kaolin and shrimp, its economy is dominated by the mining industry. Bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum and iron ore make up its main mineral resources. A further industry is hydropower.
According to July 2008 figures, the country has a small population of nearly 476 000. Suriname produced 1.53 billion kWh of electricity, according to 2005 figures, for an annual consumption of 1.423 billion kWh. There are few fixed telephone lines (81 500 in 2006) with most calls being made with cellular telephones (320 000) for a total teledensity of approximately 90 telephones per 100 people. |
