Dutch America
{{Short description|Predominantly Dutch-speaking areas of the Americas}}
{{Infobox continent
|title = Dutch America
|image = Suriname (orthographic projection).svg
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|area = {{convert|164800|km2|abbr=on}}
|population = 986,948
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|ethnic_groups =
|religions =
|demonym = Dutch American, Dutcho-American, Netherlandic American, Netherlando-American
|countries = {{flag|Suriname}}
|list_countries =
|dependencies = {{flag|Aruba}}
{{flag|Bonaire}}
{{flag|Curaçao}}
{{flag|Saba}}
{{flag|Sint Eustatius}}
{{flag|Sint Maarten}}
|unrecognized =
|languages = Dutch
|time = UTC−03:00 {{flagicon|Suriname}} to
UTC−04:00 {{flagicon|Sint Eustatius}}
|internet =
|calling_code =
|cities = 1. Paramaribo {{flagicon|Suriname}}
2. Willemstad {{flagicon|Curaçao}}
3. Oranjestad {{flagicon|Aruba}}
4. Lelydorp {{flagicon|Suriname}}
5. Nieuw Nickerie {{flagicon|Suriname}}
6. Moengo {{flagicon|Suriname}}
7. Nieuw Amsterdam {{flagicon|Suriname}}
8. Marienburg {{flagicon|Suriname}}
9. Wageningen {{flagicon|Suriname}}
10. Albina {{flagicon|Suriname}}
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Dutch America{{cite web |last1=Merison |first1=Wietske |title=American Holland and Dutch America: On the Exoticization of Culture |url=https://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2024/08/american-holland-and-dutch-america-on-the-exoticization-of-culture/ |website=Front Porch Republic |access-date=2 April 2025 |publisher=23 August 2024}}{{cite web |title=History & Heritage |url=https://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/history-and-heritage |website=New Netherland Institute |access-date=8 April 2025}} (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).{{cite web |title=Suriname country profile |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-19997673 |website=BBC |access-date=1 March 2025 |publisher=13 November 2023}}
- 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).{{cite web |title=Sint Maarten profile |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-64485397 |website=BBC |publisher=14 October 2024 |access-date=1 March 2025}}
- 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).{{cite web |last1=Alcàntara-Rodríguez, Françozo, Van Andel |first1=Mireia, Mariana,Tinde |title=Looking into the flora of Dutch Brazil: botanical identifications of seventeenth century plant illustrations in the Libri Picturati |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-99226-8 |website=scientific reports |access-date=1 March 2025 |publisher=5 October 2021}}