Dutch New Guinea

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dutch_New_Guinea

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:West_New_Guinea gptkb:Netherlands_New_Guinea gptkb:West_Irian
gptkbp:area	421,981 km²
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Hollandia gptkb:Jayapura
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:Netherlands_New_Guinea_gulden
gptkbp:dissolved	1962
gptkbp:endDate	1962
gptkbp:event	gptkb:New_York_Agreement gptkb:Act_of_Free_Choice
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:Flag_of_Netherlands_New_Guinea
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Dutch New Guinea
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Western_New_Guinea
gptkbp:locatedOn	gptkb:island_of_New_Guinea
gptkbp:nowPartOf	gptkb:Indonesia gptkb:Papua gptkb:West_Papua
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:Indonesian Dutch
gptkbp:population	approximately 700,000 (1961)
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Dutch_East_Indies
gptkbp:startDate	1949
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Indonesia gptkb:United_Nations_Temporary_Executive_Authority gptkb:West_Irian
gptkbp:transferredTo	gptkb:Indonesia gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:New_Guinea_campaign
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6