New Jersey is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States of America, whereas the Republic of Suriname is a country located on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between New Jersey and Suriname regarding various aspects.
Size
Is New Jersey bigger than Suriname?
The total area of New Jersey is 8722.58 sq mi, and the total area of Suriname is 63,252 sq mi. New Jersey is smaller than Suriname by 54,529.42 sq mi. New Jersey is around 7.25 times smaller than Suriname.
Area of New Jersey: 8722.58 sq mi ( 22,591.38 km2 )
Area of Suriname: 63,252 sq mi ( 163,821 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of New Jersey as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 9,267,130.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Suriname as of 2020, was estimated to be around 586,634.
Here is some more data comparison between New Jersey and Suriname.
The capital city of New Jersey is Trenton and the capital city of Suriname is Paramaribo.
Official Languages
New Jersey: None
Suriname: Dutch
Demonym(s)
New Jersey: New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite
Suriname: Surinamese
ISO 3166 Code
New Jersey: US-NJ
Suriname: SR
Human Development Index
HDI of New Jersey as of 2019: 0.948
HDI of Suriname as of 2019: 0.738
New Jersey Time Zone:
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Suriname Time Zone:
UTC − 3 (Suriname Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of New Jersey:
40° 11′ 26.52″ N, 74° 40′ 22.08″ W
Coordinates of Suriname:
4° 0′ 0″ N, 56° 0′ 0″ W
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