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Why would such a general and uncontroversial article need citation? I think the banner should be removed. — Preceding
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Confusing date qualifier
Suriname, formerly Dutch Guiana, until 1814 together with Berbice, Essequibo and Demerara.
I'm unable on quick inspection to determine whether "until 1814" applies to "formerly Dutch Guiana" (per my guess at semantics) or "Suriname" (per syntax).
In the Suriname page, the date string "1814" never appears so my effort to obtain a 15 s resolution also failed. That's not a good sign, either, I don't think. —
MaxEnt 14:41, 18 April 2021 (UTC)reply
The history at
Dutch colonisation of the Guianas is a little clearer. It seems that Berbice, Essequibo, Demerara and Suriname were separate colonies controlled by various Dutch entities. The British seized those colonies during the Napoleanic Wars, and returned only Suriname to the Netherlands in 1815. Suriname was always the name of the entity that is now the independent country; "Dutch Guiana" or "Netherlands Guiana" was always an informal name, whether applied to just Suriname or to the four (and, earlier, six or so) colonies from before the Napoleanic Wars. This article needs work, probably with additional sources. -
Donald Albury 19:52, 18 April 2021 (UTC)reply
isolation
Due to the isolated geography of the Guianas, the region is one of the most isolated and sparsely populated on Earth.
The isolation makes it isolated? Could be clarified. It's hardly the only region whose population is concentrated on a seacoast. —
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