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Countries with parts formerly held by the Netherlands

10 countries, each one drawn on a satellite globe. Name it when it lights up, find it when you are given its name, tell its flag from three others, or type every one you can remember in Name all.

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The countries

  1. 1Russia17,075,400 km²
  2. 2India3,287,263 km²
  3. 3Indonesia1,904,570 km²
  4. 4South Africa1,221,037 km²
  5. 5Mauritania1,030,700 km²
  6. 6Malaysia330,803 km²
  7. 7Suriname163,270 km²
  8. 8Sri Lanka65,610 km²
  9. 9Belgium30,688 km²
  10. 10Luxembourg2,593 km²

Area in km²: standard reference totals including inland water, as in the Countries set. The Netherlands (with the Dutch Republic and the Dutch Empire): places once under its rule and not now, from Wikidata’s dated country statements and colonial-empire membership, and the CIA World Factbook’s independence dates; military occupations of a few years are left out. A country counts when it, or any of its regions, dependencies, islands or cities, was held. Sources: Wikidata (CC0), Natural Earth 1:50m admin-0.

On the map

Map of Countries with parts formerly held by the Netherlands, 10 countries: each one marked on the globe

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