Formation of the Republic of the Orange Free State

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:area approximately 122,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:bordering_countries gptkb:Transvaal_Republic
gptkb:Cape_Colony
gptkb:Natal_Colony
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Bloemfontein
gptkbp:city gptkb:Bloemfontein
gptkbp:climate semi-arid climate
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Second_Anglo-Boer_War
gptkbp:cultural_influence gptkb:Afrikaner_nationalism
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Orange_Free_State_pound
gptkbp:date 1854
gptkbp:demographics predominantly Boer population
gptkbp:dissolved 1902
gptkbp:education_system Dutch-based education
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Afrikaners
gptkbp:flag Flag of the Orange Free State
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Constitution_of_the_Orange_Free_State
gptkbp:geography Highveld region
gptkbp:government_type gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Great_Trek
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Battle_of_Vaal_Krantz
gptkb:Battle_of_Colenso
gptkb:Battle_of_Spion_Kop
gptkb:Siege_of_Ladysmith
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Tugela_River
gptkb:Battle_of_Modder_River
gptkb:Battle_of_Tugela_Heights
gptkb:Battle_of_Wepener
gptkb:Battle_of_Bethlehem
Battle of Reddersburg
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:J._H._Brand
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Formation of the Republic of the Orange Free State
gptkbp:international_recognition limited recognition
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Andries_Pretorius
gptkbp:language gptkb:Dutch
gptkbp:legal_framework Roman-Dutch law
gptkbp:location gptkb:Orange_Free_State
gptkbp:major_industry gptkb:Agriculture
gptkbp:national_anthem gptkb:Die_Stem_van_Suid-Afrika
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Paardeberg
gptkbp:population approximately 200,000 (1890s)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Orange_River_Sovereignty
gptkbp:significance establishment of a Boer republic
gptkbp:successor Orange Free State (after annexation)
gptkbp:transportation Railway development
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Treaty_of_Vereeniging
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Afrikaner_communities
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7