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Location of the Netherlands Antilles

Map of the Netherlands Antilles

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Netherlands Antilles:

The Netherlands Antilles (Dutch: Nederlandse Antillen^ⓘ, Papiamento: Antia Hulandes^[1]) was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire, in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten, in the Leeward Islands southeast of the Virgin Islands. Aruba seceded in 1986 as a separate country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the rest of the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved on 10 October 2010,^[2] resulting in two new constituent countries, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, with the other islands joining the Netherlands as special municipalities.^[3]

General reference

Pronunciation:
Common English country name: The Netherlands Antilles
Official English country name: The Netherlands Antilles of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Dutch Antillean
Demonym(s):
ISO country codes: AN, ANT, 530
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AN
Internet country code top-level domain: .an

Geography of the Netherlands Antilles

Netherlands Antilles was: a territory of the Netherlands
- Dissolved: 10 October 2010,^[2]
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
  - North America (though not on the mainland)
- Atlantic Ocean
  - North Atlantic
    - Caribbean
      - Antilles
        Lesser Antilles (island chain)
- Time zone: Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04)
- Extreme points of the Netherlands Antilles
  - High: Mount Scenery on Saba 887 m (2,910 ft)
  - Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: Saint Martin 15 km
- Coastline: Caribbean Sea 364 km
Atlas of the Netherlands Antilles

Environment of the Netherlands Antilles

Wildlife of the Netherlands Antilles
- List of Lepidoptera of the Netherlands Antilles
- List of mammals of the Netherlands Antilles

Natural geographic features of the Netherlands Antilles

Satellite image of Bonaire

Regions of the Netherlands Antilles

Administrative divisions of the Netherlands Antilles

List of cities in the Netherlands Antilles

Demography of the Netherlands Antilles

Demographics of the Netherlands Antilles

Government and politics of the Netherlands Antilles

Politics of the Netherlands Antilles

Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic country
Capital of the Netherlands Antilles: Willemstad
Elections in the Netherlands Antilles
Political parties in the Netherlands Antilles

Branches of government of the Netherlands Antilles

Government of the Netherlands Antilles

Executive branch of the Netherlands Antilles

Head of state: Monarchy of the Netherlands
- Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (representative of the King)
Head of government: Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles,
- List of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands Antilles
Cabinet of the Netherlands Antilles: the Prime Minister headed an eight-member Cabinet.

Legislative branch of the Netherlands Antilles

Parliament (unicameral): Estates of the Netherlands Antilles

Judicial branch of the Netherlands Antilles

Supreme Court of the Netherlands – dealt with final appeals from the Joint Court of Justice (below).
Joint Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba – dealt with civil, criminal, and administrative (e.g. tax) cases.

International organization membership of the Netherlands Antilles

The government of the Netherlands Antilles was a member of:^[4]

Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) (observer)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (associate)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) (associate)

Law and order in the Netherlands Antilles

Constitution of the Netherlands Antilles
Islands Regulation of the Netherlands Antilles
Law enforcement in the Netherlands Antilles –
- Netherlands Antilles & Aruba Coast Guard

Military of the Netherlands Antilles

Military of the Netherlands Antilles

Forces (Netherlands Antilles didn't have military forces of its own)
- Army of the Netherlands Antilles
- Air Force of the Netherlands Antilles

Local government of the Netherlands Antilles

Local government in the Netherlands Antilles

Island councils

History of the Netherlands Antilles

History of the Netherlands Antilles

Culture of the Netherlands Antilles

Culture of the Netherlands Antilles

Arts of the Netherlands Antilles

Music of the former Netherlands Antilles

Sports in the Netherlands Antilles

Sports in the Netherlands Antilles

Economy and infrastructure of the Netherlands Antilles

Economy of the Netherlands Antilles

Education in the Netherlands Antilles

List of universities in the Netherlands Antilles

See also

Dutch language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Netherlands Antilles

References

^ Papiamentu/Ingles Dikshonario, Ratzlaff, Betty; pg. 11
^ ^a ^b "Status change means Dutch Antilles no longer exists". BBC. 2010-10-10. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
^ "Antillen opgeheven op 10-10-2010" (in Dutch). NOS. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
^ "Netherlands Antilles". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Netherlands Antilles

GOV.an - Main governmental site
Central Bank of the Netherlands Antilles
map
Antillenhuis - Cabinet of the Netherlands Antilles' Plenipotentiary Minister in the Netherlands
CIA World Factbook: Netherlands Antilles
Antilles break-up closer
Werken en Wonen op de Antillen - Information about living and working on the Netherlands Antilles

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