Its extensive tree cover is vital to the country's efforts to mitigate climate change and maintain carbon negativity.
Situated slightly north of the Equator, Suriname is a tropical country dominated by rain forests. Suriname has a population of approximately 575,990, most of whom live on the country's north coast, in and around the capital and largest city, Paramaribo. At just under 165,000 square kilometers (64,000 square miles), it is the smallest sovereign state in South America.
It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, and Brazil to the south. Suriname ( / ˈ s ʊ r ɪ n æ m, - n ɑː m/) or Surinam, officially known as the Republic of Suriname ( Dutch: Republiek Suriname ), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America.
