Suriname is blessed with abundant natural resources which turns into various industries:

Bauxite (Suriname ranks fourth among the world’s producers of alumina and bauxite); crude oil; gold mining; alumina and aluminum production; lumbering; food processing; fisheries.

Natural Resources: bauxite; hydro carbons; gold; hydro power; timber; fish; kaolin; and small amounts of iron ore, nickel, copper and platinum.

Located in the northeast portion of the country is the W.J. van Blommestein Meer, one of the largest reservoir lakes in the world. It was created in 1964 by the Afobakka dam (the Brokopondo Project), built to provide hydropower for the bauxite industry (which consumes about 75% of the output) and for domestic consumption.

In the upper Coppename River watershed, the Central Suriname Nature Reserve is a UNESCO World Heritage Site cited for its unspoiled rainforest biodiversity. There are many national parks in the country: Galibi National Reserve, Coppename Manding National Park and Wia Wia NR along the coast, Brownsberg NR, Raleighvallen/Voltzeberg NR, Tafelberg NR and Eilerts de Haan NP in the centre and the Sipaliwani NR on the Brazilian border. In all, 12% of the country's land area are national parks and lakes.