| Capitale | nome: Paramaribo coordinate geografiche: 5 50 N, 55 10 W differenza di tempo: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: the name may be the corruption of a Carib (Kalina) village or tribe named Parmirbo |
| Indipendenza | 25 Novembre 1975 (from the Netherlands) |
| Festa nazionale | Giorno Di Indipendenza, 25 Novembre (1975) |
| Costituzione | history: previous 1975; latest ratified 30 Settembre 1987, effective 30 Ottobre 1987 amendments: proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the total membership; amended 1992 (2018) |
| Suffragio | 18 anni; universal |
| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Presidente Desire Delano BOUTERSE (da allora 12 August 2010); Vice Presidente Ashwin ADHIN (da allora 12 August 2015); note - the president is both capo dello stato and capo di governo capo di governo: Presidente Desire Delano BOUTERSE (da allora 12 August 2010); Vice Presidente Ashwin ADHIN (da allora 12 August 2015) cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president elections/appointments: president and vice president indirectly elected by the National Assembly; president and vice president serve a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 25 May 2015 (next to be held in May 2020) election results: Desire Delano BOUTERSE reelected president unopposed; National Assembly vote - NA |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019
