Military expenditures—dollar figure: $NA
Military expenditures—percent of GDP: NA%
Military—note: defense is the responsibility of France
Transnational Issues
Disputes—international: Suriname claims area between Riviere
Litani and Riviere Marouini (both headwaters of the Lawa)
Illicit drugs: small amount of marijuana grown for local
consumption; minor transshipment point to Europe
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Geography
Location: Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from South America to Australia