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Capital City: Paramaribo
Latitude: 5° 50' 21.8328'' N; Longitude: 55° 11' 56.7204'' W
Language: Dutch, Sranang Tongo, English and several dialects
Population: Approx. 550,000
Climate: Tropical, average temperatures between 23°C and 37°C, two rainy and two dry seasons

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Suriname is located on the northeast coast of South America and is part of the Amazon biome. With forest cover at 94% of the national territory, it has the distinction of being one of the greenest countries on earth. Its Exclusive Economic Zone covers 300 sea miles. Some types of ecosystems are:
- marine ecosystems
- coastal ecosystems
- brackish water ecosystems
- freshwater ecosystems
- savannah ecosystems
- marsh ecosystems
- tropical rainforest

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Suriname has a long history of protecting the biological diversity in these ecosystems. Starting from 1966, 16 protected areas were established consisting of 11 nature reserves, 4 Multiple Use Management Areas (MUMAs) and 1 nature park. Together they make up about 2.1 million hectares or 13.5% of the country’s land surface.

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Some exceptional species are:
- various sea turtles, such as Chelonia mydas, Dermochelys coriacea, Eretmochelys imbricata, Caretta caretta and Lepidochelys olivacea
- different plant and fungi species which can be used for medicinal purposes
- a variety of Dendrobates species (poison dart frogs)
- Guianan cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola rupicola)
- Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyia)
- Different types of dolphins (such as Sotalia guianensis) and manatees

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Rapid Assessments have been carried out throughout the years in mostly unexplored areas in order to determine the biodiversity of that area and to discover species new to science. Some of the locations where these assessments have been carried out are: Lely and Nassau Plateaus, Kwamalasemutu region and Upper Palumeu River

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The most important threats to biodiversity are:
- Mining
- Deforestation
- Invasive species
- Hunting
- Fishery
- Infrastructure
- Climate Change