Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea | ||||
Colony of the Netherlands | ||||
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Motto Setia, Djudjur, Mesra Loyal, Honest, Affectionate | ||||
Anthem Wilhelmus | ||||
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Capital | Hollandia | |||
Status | Colony | |||
History | ||||
- December 27, 1949 | Established | |||
- October 1, 1962 | United Nations assumes authority | |||
Area | 420,540 km² | |||
Currency | Netherlands New Guinean gulden | |||
West New Guinea | ||||
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The Netherlands New Guinea (1949-1962) was a Dutch colony in Melanesia.
Nation
Dutch Polities
Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815-1838)
Duchy of Limburg (1839-1867)
Kingdom of the Netherlands: Suriname (1954-1975)
Kingdom of the Netherlands: Netherlands Antilles (1954-2010)
Kingdom of the Netherlands (From 1838)
Kingdom of the Netherlands: Netherlands (From 1954)
Kingdom of the Netherlands: Aruba (From 1986)
Kingdom of the Netherlands: Country of Curaçao (From 2010)
Kingdom of the Netherlands: Sint Maarten (From 2010)
Caribbean Netherlands (From 2010)
Batavian Republic (1795-1806)
Kingdom of Holland (1806-1810)
Neighbouring Nations
References
- Indonesia: a country study (Library of Congress)
- Indonesia: a country study (archive.org)
- World Statesmen.org
- Wikipedia