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Former Dutch colonies

Can you name the current countries in which these former Dutch colonies were located?
Two former colonies were named New Holland
Note: this quiz is not aimed at glorifying colonialism in any way
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Last updated: January 23, 2021
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Former colony
Current country
Dutch Ceylon
Sri Lanka
Dutch Gold Coast
Ghana
Dutch Formosa
Taiwan
Dutch East Indies
Indonesia
New Netherland
United States
Former colony
Current country
Nieuw Walcheren
Trinidad & Tobago
Essequibo
Guyana
New Holland
Brazil
Australia
Malacca
Malaysia
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2 Comments
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Level 72
May 6, 2021
Interesting, but two fairly obvious answers are left out - Suriname and South Africa (Cape Colony)
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Level 36
May 17, 2021
Thanks! This quiz was not aimed at including all Dutch colonies, but indeed, Suriname and SA have had interesting colony names of their own.