Dutch America

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.

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

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 immigration to Brazil).^[5]

See also

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