Dansk Vestindien

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dansk_Vestindien
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Danish_West_Indies
gptkbp:area ~340 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Charlotte_Amalie
gptkbp:consistsOf gptkb:Saint_Croix
gptkb:Saint_John
gptkb:Saint_Thomas
gptkbp:country gptkb:Denmark
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Danish_West_Indian_daler
gptkb:Danish_West_Indian_rigsdaler
gptkbp:disbanded 1917
gptkbp:established 1671
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_Denmark_(historical)
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Governor_of_the_Danish_West_Indies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dansk Vestindien
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Caribbean
gptkbp:mainExports gptkb:sugar
right
cotton
molasses
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Dansk_Vestindien
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Emancipation_of_slaves_(1848)
gptkb:Transfer_Day_(31_March_1917)
gptkbp:officialLanguage Danish
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Danish_colonial_empire
gptkbp:population ~26,000 (1911 census)
gptkbp:sells gptkb:United_States
1917
gptkbp:successor gptkb:United_States_Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Danish_West_Indies
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5