b'STAATSOLIE MAATSCHAPPIJ SURINAME N.V.NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 (Continued)Adjustments and eliminations *Explanation of non-IFRS measures Financeincomeandcosts,andfairvaluegains TheGroupdisclosesonefinancialmeasure,andlossesonfinancialassetsarenotallocatedto namelyearningsbeforeinterest,taxes,individual segments as the underlying instrumentsdepreciationandamortization(EBITDA),thatisnotare managed on a group basis. prepared in accordance with IFRS and is therefore consideredanon-IFRSfinancialmeasure.TheGroupcalculatedEBITDAbytakingthenetincome Capital expenditure consists of additions of property,plantandequipmentandintangible andaddingbackinterest,taxes,depreciation,andassetsincludingassetsfromtheacquisitionof amortization.AsEBITDAisusedbymanagementsubsidiaries. asakeyperformanceindicator,theGroupbelievesInter-segmentrevenuesareeliminatedon that it is useful to be presented to the readers of the consolidation. consolidatedfinancialstatements.Geographic informationRevenues from external customers(X US$ 1,000) 2018 2017Suriname 290,418 234,178Guyana 100,585 79,838OtherCaribbeanTerritories 87,236 54,650TrinidadandTobago 15,334 45,673Europe 5,500 3,984MiddleEastandAsia 4,457 4,000United States 2,243 11,355Total revenue per consolidated statement of profit or loss505,773 433,678 Therevenueinformationaboveisbasedonthe US$72,485(2017:US$57,884),arisingfromsaleslocationofthecustomers.Inaddition,revenuefrom by the downstream operating segment.one customer domiciled in Guyana amounted to Non-current operating assets(X US$ 1,000) 2018 2017Suriname 1,601,272 1,624,306TrinidadandTobago 2,797 2,669Total 1,604,0691,626,975 Non-currentassetsforthispurposeconsistof TrinidadandTobago,hasnon-currentoperatingproperty,plantandequipmentandotherintangible assets outside of Suriname.assets.OnlyVentrin,thesubsidiarydomiciledin60 STAATSOLIE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT'