Biodiversity in Suriname is high, mostly because of the variety of habitats and the temperature. The average annual temperature in the coastal area is between 26° and 28° Celsius. Suriname can be divided into four major ecological zones, namely from north to south; 1. * The young coastal plain 2. * The old coastal plain 3. * The Savannah or Zanderij belt 4. * The interior residual uplands.