Dutch Ceylon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search “Zeylan” redirects here. For the village in Iran, see Zeylan, Iran. Dutch Governorate of Ceylon Nederlands-Ceylon 1640–1796 Flag Coat of arms Dutch territorial expansion in Ceylon 1670s Kingdom of Kandy Status Governorate Capital Galle Colombo Common languages Sinhala, Tamil, and Dutch Governor • 1640–1640 Willem Jacobszoon Coster • 1794–1796 ..
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British Empire From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search British Empire Left: Flag of Great Britain (1707–1801) Right: Flag of the United Kingdom (1801–present) All areas of the world that were ever part of the British Empire. Current British Overseas Territories have their names underlined in red. The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its ..
Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article is about the constituent country. For the sovereign state, see Kingdom of the Netherlands. For all other uses, see Netherlands (disambiguation). Netherlands Nederland (Dutch) Flag Coat of arms Motto: “Je maintiendrai“ (French) “I will maintain” Anthem: “Wilhelmus van Nassouwe“ (Dutch) “William of Nassau” MENU 0:00 Location of the European part ..
Mercian dialect From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article needs attention from an expert on the subject. Please add a reason or a talk parameter to this template to explain the issue with the article. When placing this tag, consider associating this request with a WikiProject. (September 2008) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. ..
Peninsula From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search “Peninsular” redirects here. For the Spanish caste, see Peninsulars. For other uses, see Peninsula (disambiguation). show This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in German. (October 2020) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Florida, an example of a peninsula, photo taken during STS-95 The Fennoscandian Peninsula in March 2002, ..
ASEAN From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Association of Southeast Asian Nations[show] Flag Emblem Motto: “One Vision, One Identity, One Community”[5] Anthem: “The ASEAN Way“ Secretariat Jakarta[a] 6°12′S 106°49′E Working language English[6] Official languages of contracting states 10 languages[show] Membership 10 states[show] 2 observers[show] Leaders • Secretary General Lim Jock Hoi Establishment • Bangkok Declaration 8 ..
New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search “NZ” redirects here. For other uses, see NZ (disambiguation) and New Zealand (disambiguation). Coordinates: 42°S 173°E New Zealand Aotearoa (Māori) Flag Coat of arms Anthems: “God Defend New Zealand” MENU 0:00 “God Save the Queen“[n 1] Location of New Zealand, including outlying islands, its territorial claim in the Antarctic, and Tokelau ..
Burgher people From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Burghers Total population 37,061 (2012 census)[1] Regions with significant populations Province Western 24,170 Eastern 4,458 Central 3,347 North Western 2,192 Languages Languages of Sri Lanka: Sinhala Some English, Tamil & Sri Lankan Portuguese creole Religion Christianity (mostly Roman Catholicism, Dutch Reformism and Anglicanism) Related ethnic groups Portuguese Dutch British diaspora Sinhalese Sri Lankan ..
Chinese people in Sri Lanka From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Sri Lankan Chinese 斯里兰卡华人 斯里蘭卡華人 ශ්රී ලාංකික චීන இலங்கை சீனர்கள் Total population ~3,500 Sri Lankan Chinese (2001) (less than 0.20% of the population)[1] Regions with significant populations Majority: Colombo Minority: Negombo, Kandy, Kurunegala, Matugama, Galle and Trincomalee[2] Languages Sinhala, Tamil, English and historically Hakka, Cantonese and other varieties of Chinese Religion Theravada Buddhism[3] Related ethnic ..
Vedda From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Not to be confused with Vedic people or Venda people. “Veddas” redirects here. For the language, see Vedda language. For articles with similar titles, see Veda (disambiguation). This article may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia’s layout guidelines. Please help by editing the article to make improvements to the overall structure. (March ..
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