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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
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