Countries the Dutch (Netherlands) colonized:
Acadia
Anegada
Angola (Luanda, Sonyo and Cabinda)
Arguin Island (in Mauritania)
Bengalen (Bangladesh)
Berbice (Guyana)
Burma (Myanmar) (Mrohaung (Arakan), Siriangh, Syriam, Ava, Martaban)
Ceylon
Demerara
Dutch East Indies (Indonesia)
Dutch Gold Coast (settlements along coast of Ghana, including El Mina)
Dutch Guiana (Suriname)
Essequibo
Goree (in Senegal)
India (Suratte, Malabar, Coromandel)
Jemen, Al Mukha (Mocca)
Malacca
Mesopotamia (Iraq, Al Basrah)
Moçambique (Delagoa Bay)
New Holland (Brazil)
New Walcheren (Tobago)
Saint Croix
Sao Tomé
South Africa. The Dutch Cape Colony (Kaapstad / Cape Town)
Taiwan (Tayowan)
Tonkin/Annam (Vietnam) (Tonkin, Hoi An)
Tortola
United States
Virgin Gorda
The only two colonies that the Netherlands held up until the moment of independence were Suriname and Indonesia. However, there are several swathes of land that Netherlands colonized before said territories were taken away by a different colonizer, such as parts of Guyana, Brazil, the New York area, southern India, Taiwan, and numerous coastal cities in Africa and along the Indian ocean coast.
USA, Spain, Dutch, French, but most were independent
No. The Britons did.
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The Dutch were one of the very first countries to start to colonize Africa
The first Europeans to colonize India were the Portuguese at Goa, followed by the Dutch, French, and finally, the British.
Quite simply, the Dutch did not see any opportunities for either trade or colonisation in Australia.
Colonizers tended to underestimate the importance of their technology in enabling them to colonize other countries.
No. Since Mexico became an independent nation in 1821, it hasn't tried to conquer or "colonize" other countries.
Because, The Dutch want to colonize but England took over...
Dutch East Indian Company
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British/English, French, Spanish, Dutch.