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Modern Day Countries of the Dutch Empire on a Map

Can you name the modern day countries whose current territory was part of the Dutch Empire at one point in time?
According to this map. Does not include trading posts.
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Belgium
Brazil
France
Ghana
Guyana
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India
Indonesia
Ivory Coast
Luxembourg
Netherlands
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South Africa
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Taiwan
United States
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65 Comments
ThatOnePunk
+3
Level 70
Nov 11, 2020
Good quiz! But I think some of the path strokes are a bit different. For example for Sri Lanka, the stroke is a bit too large / thick compared to the others, just a small thing.
Nathaniel
+1
Level 77
Nov 11, 2020
I think it's fixed now
1ProximaCentauri
+1
Level 53
Nov 12, 2020
Nominated!
Nathaniel
+1
Level 77
Nov 12, 2020
Thx!
ImmortalHawk
+1
Level 62
Nov 12, 2020
Luxembourg is spelt incorrectly
Nathaniel
+1
Level 77
Nov 13, 2020
Fixed
mf3
+2
Level 90
Dec 13, 2021
Spelt is a grain.
Catapultato
+9
Level 56
Sep 19, 2022
spelt

/spɛlt/

verb BRITISH

past tense: spelt; past participle: spelt

past and past participle of spell.

IsleAuHaulte
+17
Level 92
Jan 4, 2021
Talk about sprawl. They mainly grabbed choice locations for trade.
sacheth9
+14
Level 65
Apr 11, 2021
Exactly. The map looks hilarious for some reason - I love how they never even captured the center of Sri Lanka
XYU
+5
Level 62
Jul 22, 2021
Aye, it's a cool-looking empire with that weird layout.
InfiniteBulk
+1
Level 73
Feb 4, 2021
I can't say great quiz enough for you!
Nathaniel
+1
Level 77
Feb 4, 2021
Thank you very much!!!
TheBerryLegend
+2
Level 51
Feb 24, 2021
I see Indonesia is trying to escape
Nathaniel
+1
Level 77
Feb 24, 2021
What do you mean?
PeregrineFalcon
+7
Level 79
Apr 3, 2021
What about Malacca (a modern state of Malaysia)? That was not just a trading post.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Jun 1, 2021
Ran out of time before I could get Ivory Coast and Luxembourg
david2013
+3
Level 87
Jun 7, 2021
Great quiz! Took me forever to come up with the last one. I won't forget you next time, Kaapstad.
Angbo
+11
Level 67
Jun 8, 2021
Great!

But Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire looks like Hispaniola...

Tim000w
+13
Level 74
Jul 22, 2021
Theyve made a big continental and cultural shift in the last couple centuries.
YellowJacket
+2
Level 80
Jul 22, 2021
Well, the tectonic plates are always moving.
Jorissie
+4
Level 94
Jun 8, 2021
How about Malaysia? Dutch Malacca was under Dutch control
Snoflakes
+1
Level 73
Jun 9, 2021
Excellent quiz, but I can't help but feel like the list should be longer. Weren't the island of Tobago and Dutch Angola colonies as well?
shingen
+5
Level 86
Jul 22, 2021
You can add me to the list of people asking "What about Malacca - modern day Malaysia?"
fitheach
+3
Level 58
Jul 22, 2021
Taiwan? Interesting. Time to go off and find out about that on Wikipedia! :-)
DrWhoFanJ
+3
Level 64
Jul 22, 2021
I can’t be the only one who tried guessing Central American countries for the Netherlands Antilles, can I‽ 😬
Inactiveaccount
+1
Level 37
Jul 22, 2021
DRC??
LuigiDood227
+4
Level 72
Aug 22, 2021
Uh no youre thinking of Belgium.
FSLiudger
+5
Level 60
Jul 22, 2021
Trinidad & Tobago (Tobago 1628-77), United Kingdom (British Virgin Islands ca. 1650-72), Angola (1641-48) are missing.

Cool Quiz!!!

undeadwarrior
+6
Level 66
Jul 22, 2021
Quite impressive for such a tiny little country in the first place
Nathaniel
+3
Level 77
Jul 22, 2021
Brit: *has a fit of laughter*
bentshaggyoil
+1
Level 61
Sep 13, 2022
lol
BlackJohn
+2
Level 79
Feb 5, 2023
UK is 6x the size if the Netherlands FYI and back then it owned Ireland too so like 7.5x
StarWarsLover
+1
Level 58
Feb 21, 2025
Yeah and like 3 million times more land
Snoflakes
+1
Level 73
Apr 16, 2025
Yes, keep laughing while we party on the HMS Royal Charles
driehoek25
+3
Level 70
Jul 22, 2021
The Netherlands once had small parts of Germany under control after WW2.

Some extra info about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_annexation_of_German_territory_after_the_Second_World_War

LuigiDood227
+1
Level 72
Aug 22, 2021
This wasnt the old Dutch Empire that had all this land tho.
pewp3w
+2
Level 59
May 3, 2022
Yeah, doesn't matter though, it doesn't specify a date but instead just says at any point.

It is also missing Iraq (Basra), Iran (Hormuz), Canada, Mozambique, Chile and quite some other countries.

rockihi
+3
Level 55
Jul 22, 2021
Why is Indonesia more guessed than the Netherlands itself?
MassLumpBlockClod
+3
Level 87
Jul 22, 2021
Wow, just barely got Netherlands with 4 seconds left. Always manage to do that on these quizzes
LovesPoetry
+6
Level 61
Jul 22, 2021
Mauritius was part of the Dutch empire in the 17th century
sacheth9
+1
Level 65
Nov 16, 2021
yeah
PietjePuk24
+2
Level 86
Oct 25, 2023
They ate all the dodo's
fizzcroak
+3
Level 28
Jul 24, 2021
I feel bullied that French Guiana wasn't accepted so gave up on that location :( lol
LuigiDood227
+2
Level 72
Aug 22, 2021
What about the Maldives and Sao Tome, and Trinidad and Tobago, which were Dutch?
Snoflakes
+1
Level 73
Apr 16, 2025
I agree on São Tomé and Principé and Tobago, but the Maldives were only ever claimed not occupied.
ThatFunnyFish
+1
Level 43
Sep 7, 2021
the UK is missing, the Dutch had some oversees British territory and even caputered a bit of land south of London.
Pinky2
+1
Level 56
Nov 19, 2021
I believe you're missing Singapore and Mauritius
Snoflakes
+1
Level 73
Apr 16, 2025
I don't think Singapore was ever Dutch. It was established as a British trading post, in a time when the Dutch navy could no longer post a reasonable threat to the Royal navy
MrBlogger
+2
Level 38
Dec 7, 2021
forgets Netherlands...
friedsquirrel
+1
Level 58
Jan 9, 2022
Great quiz

Just curious why is there a hole in Sri Lanka?

Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Jul 17, 2023
Because the Dutch didn't control the center.
CatSam
+2
Level 60
Jul 13, 2022
they had indonesia in the past but that nowadays includes east timor
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Jul 17, 2023
No, I believe it's correct. Portugal controlled East Timor, Netherlands only had the west half.
bentshaggyoil
+1
Level 61
Sep 13, 2022
East Timor?
jpg20369
+1
Level 55
Dec 22, 2022
Can someone explain why there is a hole in Sri Lanka. Did the Dutch not occupy their capital or something?
sven486
+1
Level 56
Nov 21, 2023
The Uk was once property of the dutch leader, doesnt that count?
TrippySaturn
+1
Level 27
May 22, 2024
I completely missed Luxembourg because of it's size
Laars
+1
Level 34
Jun 10, 2024
Indonesia being more guessed than the Netherlands concerns me.
NEGeo
+1
Level 65
Aug 31, 2024
what about Japan? Didn't the Dutch have a port in Nagasaki or something?
Snoflakes
+1
Level 73
Apr 16, 2025
Deishima, indeed. I think the quizmaker chose not to include trading posts, however permanent, because this is an 'empty map' and locating dots would have been quite hard. I think Dekkie has a more detailed quiz about the Dutch empire's holdings
Ethannjoss
+1
Level 35
Feb 21, 2025
Why not accept China instead of Taiwan ? It is called the Republic of China after all
Nathaniel
+1
Level 77
Feb 21, 2025
Because it avoids flukes
CleverAnt
+1
Level 50
Apr 26, 2026
You're missing Malaysia (Malacca was not just a trading post)
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