$504.3 million (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 164
Exchange rates:
Surinamese dollars (SRD) per US dollar - 2.745 (2007), 2.745 (2006), 2.7317 (2005), 2.7336 (2004), 2.6013 (2003)
note: in January 2004, the government replaced the guilder with the Surinamese dollar, tied to a US dollar-dominated currency basket
Communications ::Suriname
Telephones - main lines in use:
81,500 (2008) country comparison to the world: 149
Telephones - mobile cellular:
416,000 (2008) country comparison to the world: 159
Telephone system: