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1083:settlements
1041:Banjarmasin
1028:Residencies
931:Cape Colony
888:(1602–1798)
557:Silver coin
375:West Indies
351:in the new
206:Preceded by
1522:Categories
1470:New Guinea
1463:Until 1962
1442:Until 1954
1426:Until 1949
1417:Gold Coast
1410:Until 1872
1394:Until 1853
1375:Coromandel
1363:Until 1825
1254:Senegambia
1244:Gold Coast
1081:Opperhoofd
946:Coromandel
833:9021414007
779:9074920071
762:References
674:Walle 1975
624:Papiamento
561:Wilhelmina
535:Paramaribo
498:Willemstad
489:Comprised
464:Paramaribo
439:Oranjestad
414:Willemstad
405:Comprised
309:Papiamento
133:Papiamento
123:Willemstad
51:Papiamento
1322:Jan Mayen
1193:Essequibo
1105:Mauritius
1071:Pontianak
1061:Palembang
383:Essequibo
60:1634–1954
1489:Suriname
1203:Pomeroon
1188:Demerara
1066:Preanger
1051:Cheribon
961:Moluccas
739:Overheid
582:governor
548:Politics
540:Suriname
530:Suriname
486:Capital
469:Suriname
459:Suriname
402:Capital
379:Demerara
349:Suriname
323:(Dutch:
1491:gained
1483:Became
1454:Surinam
1385:Suratte
1380:Malacca
1213:Surinam
1178:Cayenne
1168:Berbice
1090:Myanmar
1046:Batavia
1013:Malabar
992:Suratte
956:Malacca
951:Formosa
936:Celebes
905:Batavia
565:Curaçao
511:Bonaire
503:Curaçao
427:Bonaire
419:Curaçao
387:Berbice
359:History
275:Curaçao
147:History
141:English
119:Capital
1401:Dejima
1370:Bengal
1239:Arguin
1218:Tobago
1173:Brazil
1120:Tonkin
1100:Dejima
1095:Canton
1056:Malang
1036:Bantam
1008:Bantam
987:Persia
982:Bengal
941:Ceylon
830:
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776:
567:- 1944
385:, and
150:
109:Status
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1115:Timor
921:Ambon
661:Notes
612:Dutch
507:Aruba
483:Name
423:Aruba
399:Name
301:Dutch
270:Aruba
137:Dutch
37:Dutch
1110:Siam
828:ISBN
807:ISBN
774:ISBN
632:RIAH
620:ERNA
523:Saba
452:Saba
295:The
186:Area
164:1634
76:Flag
630:or
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