Surinam (Dutch colony)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Surinam_(Dutch_colony)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	former Dutch colony
gptkbp:area	~163,820 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy	gptkb:Brazil gptkb:British_Guiana gptkb:French_Guiana
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Paramaribo
gptkbp:colonizedBy	gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:Surinamese_guilder
gptkbp:dissolved	1954
gptkbp:established	1667
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:Flag_of_Surinam_(Dutch_colony)
gptkbp:gainedIndependenceDate	25 November 1975
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:Governor_of_Surinam
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Surinam (Dutch colony)
gptkbp:independenceDate	gptkb:Suriname
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:mainExports	gptkb:café gptkb:sugar cocoa cotton
gptkbp:mainImports	manufactured goods
gptkbp:mainRiver	gptkb:Coppename_River gptkb:Suriname_River gptkb:Marowijne_River
gptkbp:notableCity	gptkb:Nieuw_Nickerie gptkb:Paramaribo gptkb:Moengo gptkb:Lelydorp gptkb:Albina
gptkbp:notableEvent	abolition of slavery (1863) arrival of indentured laborers from India (1873) arrival of indentured laborers from Java (1890)
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Johan_Ferrier gptkb:Henck_Arron gptkb:Jagernath_Lachmon gptkb:Jules_Wijdenbosch gptkb:Ronald_Venetiaan gptkb:Anton_de_Kom
gptkbp:officialLanguage	Dutch
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Dutch_West_Indies
gptkbp:population	diverse (including African, Indigenous, European, Indian, Javanese, Chinese)
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:English_colony_of_Surinam
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity gptkb:Hinduism gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:status	colony (1667–1954) constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1954–1975)
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Suriname
gptkbp:treaty	gptkb:Treaty_of_Breda_(1667)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Dutch_Guiana
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6