Suriname (in Dutch: Suriname and Republiek Suriname) is a country in South America (known as Dutch Guiana until its independence in 1975).

It is located in the northern part of the continent, on the Atlantic coast, in the heart of the Guiana Shield. Its neighbors are Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and French Guiana to the east, and its capital is Paramaribo. The country owes its name to the indigenous Surinen people, who were its original inhabitants. With a population of approximately 600,000 and an area of 163,270 km², Suriname is, after Guyana, the second least densely populated country in the Americas, as well as the smallest country in South America.

Suriname is one of the last two countries on the American continent where people drive on the left side of the road; the other is its neighbor, Guyana.

The population is concentrated in about 3% of the territory, with the rest of the country consisting of at least 97% Amazon rainforest, and more than 90% of the population is concentrated along the coast facing the Atlantic Ocean.