South Dakota is a state in the North Central region 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 South Dakota and Suriname regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Suriname?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Suriname is 63,252 sq mi. South Dakota is bigger than Suriname by 13,864 sq mi. South Dakota is around 1.22 times bigger than Suriname.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Suriname: 63,252 sq mi ( 163,821 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of South Dakota as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 895,376.
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 South Dakota and Suriname.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Suriname is Paramaribo.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Suriname: Dutch
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Suriname: Surinamese
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Suriname: SR
South Dakota Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Suriname Time Zone:
UTC − 3 (Suriname Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Suriname:
4° 0′ 0″ N, 56° 0′ 0″ W
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