The spoken language in Suriname is Dutch (official), Surinamese (lingua franca), English widely spoken, Hindustani, Javanese, the currency is Surinam Guilder (also known as Florin) (SRG).
Few tips for travellers
If you are planning to go to Suriname, you have to know that the power voltage is 127/220 volts and the electric plug that you need is a A, D type (see picture below). The phone plug to use in Suriname is a TNH typ (see picture below). To make a local call from Suriname the national prefix is . If you want to make a call to Suriname, the international code is +597. Don't forget to dial the international phone prefix before country code and, eventually if you want to make an international call from Suriname the prefix is 00.
Localisation of Calcutta in Suriname
