Dutch Empire (The Orange Outback)

The Dutch Empire (Dutch: Nederlandse Koloniale Rijk) is comprised of overseas territories and trading posts administered by the Dutch East India Company, Dutch North American Company, Dutch West India Company and the Dutch Caribbean Company and subsequently the Kingdom of the Netherlands as well as sovereign territories under significant Dutch influence. The Netherlands initially established their colonies as strategically placed outposts to control trade, but later joined other European powers in territorial expansion, but for protection of its outposts.

A majority of the Dutch colonial empire initially consisted of coastal forts and coastal settlements, with New Holland and the Dutch Cape Colony being the exceptions. However, a much more ambitious Dutch Navy would begin attacking Spanish holdings in Asia, boosting the expansion of the Netherlands.

Europe

 * Netherlands
 * Cyprus

Asia

 * Dutch West India
 * Dutch Macau