Suriname and S Guide - Resources and Review

Part of the UNICEF Progress of Nations report, giving a summary of the social indicators and relative standing of countries with populations of less than one million. The indicators used to construct the league table include access to sanitation; per cent reduction in under
5 mortality, and women at top levels of government.
 
The Peabody Museum's collections are at the core of the museum's exhibit philosophy. Exhibitions include the Age of Reptiles, Invertebrate Paleontology, Fossil of the Month, Birds of Connecticut, The Social Life of Cliff Swallows, Natural History Dioramas, An Ndjuka Maroon Shrine from Suriname, Designing Dinosaurs, and Dogs in Native America.
 
Set of political and relief maps produced by the CIA covering Canada, all the countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean.
 
Basic reference information about Suriname, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
Basic reference information about Suriname, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co
ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
 
A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Suriname, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
 
Listing of political resources relevant to Suriname, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
 
Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Suriname. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
 
Overview of Suriname, South America, including environmental, cultural, economic and travel information.
 
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