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Initial human settlement of Bijan occurred between 250 BCE and 450 CE by Austronesian peoples arriving on outrigger canoes from Borneo. Other groups continued to settle on Bijan over time, each one making lasting contributions to Bijani cultural life. The Portuguese and later the Dutch established contact with the islands in the fifteenth century, and Bijan was occasionally used as a transoceanic stopover point. Until the late 16th century, Bijan was ruled by a fragmented assortment of shifting socio-political alliances. Beginning in the early 17th century, most of the island was united and ruled as the Kingdom of Bijan by a series of local nobles, while European powers established an increasingly influential presence on the island. An object of colonial interest by both the British a

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rdfs:comment	Initial human settlement of Bijan occurred between 250 BCE and 450 CE by Austronesian peoples arriving on outrigger canoes from Borneo. Other groups continued to settle on Bijan over time, each one making lasting contributions to Bijani cultural life. The Portuguese and later the Dutch established contact with the islands in the fifteenth century, and Bijan was occasionally used as a transoceanic stopover point. Until the late 16th century, Bijan was ruled by a fragmented assortment of shifting socio-political alliances. Beginning in the early 17th century, most of the island was united and ruled as the Kingdom of Bijan by a series of local nobles, while European powers established an increasingly influential presence on the island. An object of colonial interest by both the British a
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abstract	Initial human settlement of Bijan occurred between 250 BCE and 450 CE by Austronesian peoples arriving on outrigger canoes from Borneo. Other groups continued to settle on Bijan over time, each one making lasting contributions to Bijani cultural life. The Portuguese and later the Dutch established contact with the islands in the fifteenth century, and Bijan was occasionally used as a transoceanic stopover point. Until the late 16th century, Bijan was ruled by a fragmented assortment of shifting socio-political alliances. Beginning in the early 17th century, most of the island was united and ruled as the Kingdom of Bijan by a series of local nobles, while European powers established an increasingly influential presence on the island. An object of colonial interest by both the British and the Dutch, the indigenous monarchy collapsed in 1783 when the Peace of Paris formally incorporated Bijan into the Dutch colonial empire. Apart from a brief period of British rule from 1797 to 1814, Bijan remained a Dutch colony until its independence in 1949. The 1949 constitution established a parliamentary system, which exists to this day. In 2014, the population of Bijan was estimated at just over 15 million, 40 percent of whom live on less than two dollars per day. Reflecting the diverse ethnic and cultural background of is citizenry, the republic adopted the international language Esperanto as its official language, with Bijani, Mawasi, Koho and Dutch as recognized national languages. The majority of the population adheres to Christianity. Bijan is notable for its relatively large Bahá'í community, approximately five percent of the population. Ecotourism and agriculture, paired with greater investments in education, health and private enterprise, are key elements of Bijan's development strategy.
is Birth Place of	Ksenia Brulemo Andreo Marŝanto Hanna Roggeveen Tam Jelgrun

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