Dutch America

Dutch America

Area	164,800 km2 (63,600 sq mi)
Population	986,948
Demonym	Dutch American, Dutcho-American, Netherlandic American, Netherlando-American
Countries	Suriname
Dependencies	Aruba   Bonaire   Curaçao   Saba   Sint Eustatius   Sint Maarten
Languages	Dutch
Time zones	UTC−03:00 to UTC−04:00
Largest cities	1. Paramaribo 2. Willemstad 3. Oranjestad 4. Lelydorp 5. Nieuw Nickerie 6. Moengo 7. Nieuw Amsterdam 8. Marienburg 9. Wageningen 10. Albina

Dutch America ^{[1] [2]} (Dutch: Nederlands Amerika), also known as Dutcho-America, Netherlandic America, or Netherlando-America, is the Dutch-speaking countries, territories and communities of the Americas, in contrast to Anglo-America, French America, Hispanic America and Portuguese America.

Countries and territories

This is a list of countries, territories and communities which have the Dutch language as an official language or commonly spoken:

• Suriname (due to the Dutch colonisation of the Guianas). ^[3]
• The Dutch Antilles which are now divided in the countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten). ^[4]
• The northeastern region of Brazil, which is inhabited by some Dutch communities (due to the old colony of Dutch Brazil, sumed up by the Dutch inmigration to Brazil). ^[5]

See also

• Dutch colonization of the Americas
• Dutch Caribbean
• Dutch language
• Dutchophone, Netherlandophone or Batavophone
• Dutch-based creole languages

References

1. Merison, Wietske. "American Holland and Dutch America: On the Exoticization of Culture". Front Porch Republic. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
2. "History & Heritage". New Netherland Institute. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
3. "Suriname country profile". BBC. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
4. "Sint Maarten profile". BBC. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
5. Alcàntara-Rodríguez, Françozo, Van Andel, Mireia, Mariana,Tinde. "Looking into the flora of Dutch Brazil: botanical identifications of seventeenth century plant illustrations in the Libri Picturati". scientific reports. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2025.