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− | The name Mualenia is the english version of Mualenië, the name given to the archipelago by explorer Maurice den Braber. "Dutch" was officially added in front of the name to refer to the 70% of the archipelago still part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with the remaining 30% given to Indonesia and surrounding countries in 1987. | + | The name Mualenia is the english version of ''Mualenië'', the name given to the archipelago by explorer Maurice den Braber. "Dutch" was officially added in front of the name to refer to the 70% of the archipelago still part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with the remaining 30% given to Indonesia and surrounding countries in 1987. |
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Dutch Mualenia Nederlands-Mualenië
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Motto: "Voor Koning, Vaderland en Vrijheid" | |||
Anthem: "Het Wilhelmus" | |||
Region | The South Pacific | ||
Capital and largest city | Bernhardstad | ||
Official languages | Dutch | ||
Demonym | Dutch Mualenian Islander | ||
Government | Unitary parliamentary representative democracy under constitutional monarchy | ||
- | Monarch | Willem-Alexander | |
- | Lieutenant Governor | Nicolaas Brabander | |
- | Prime Minister | Darma Indra Sumadi | |
Legislature | Estates of Dutch Mualenia | ||
Autonomy from the Kingdom of the Netherlands | |||
- | Bernhardstad Agreement | 17 August 1967 | |
- | First elected parliament | 23 June 1968 | |
Area | |||
- | Total | 684 km2 264,1 sq mi |
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- | Water (%) | negligible | |
Population | |||
- | 2015 estimate | 78,294 | |
- | Density | 114.5/km2 296.6/sq mi |
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GDP (PPP) | 2015 estimate | ||
- | Total | NS$ 2,165 billion | |
- | Per capita | NS$ 20,482.12 | |
GDP (nominal) | 2015 estimate | ||
- | Total | NS$ 2,225 billion | |
- | Per capita | NS$ 20,569.59 | |
Gini (2015) | 30.1 medium |
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HDI (2015) | 0.795 high |
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Currency | Dutch Mualenian Guilder (DMG ) |
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Time zone | UTC (UTC+9 to +10) | ||
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy | ||
Drives on the | right | ||
Calling code | +599-5 | ||
ISO 3166 code | NLM | ||
Internet TLD | .nlm | ||
a. | - |
Dutch Mualenia (Dutch: Nederlands-Mualenië) is an island nation in the North Pacific ocean, located about 800 kilometres (497.1 mi) north of the coast of New Guinea. It consists of 313 islands, few of which are inhabited. Dutch Mualenia is a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, together with Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten in the Caribbean. Unlike it's neighbouring countries and territories, Dutch Mualenia has a large population of ethnic Europeans, mostly from the Netherlands and western Germany.
Etymology
The name Mualenia is the english version of Mualenië, the name given to the archipelago by explorer Maurice den Braber. "Dutch" was officially added in front of the name to refer to the 70% of the archipelago still part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with the remaining 30% given to Indonesia and surrounding countries in 1987.