Suriname

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Official Name
Republic of Suriname
Population Full

581,000 (2019 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
Dutch, Sranan Tongo
Literacy Rate
94% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CSICH (2017), ICCPR (1976), UNCRPD (2017), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Campbell 1997, Crevels 2007
Deaf Population
490–26,000
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Suriname is 22. All are living languages. Of these, 12 are indigenous and 10 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 6 are developing, 1 is vigorous, 3 are in trouble, and 9 are dying. Also listed are 3 unestablished languages.