Outline of the Netherlands Antilles

Location of 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: Audio file "Nl-Nederlandse Antillen2.ogg" not found, 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):
Etymology: Name of the Netherlands Antilles
ISO country codes: AN, ANT, 530
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AN
Internet country code top-level domain: .an

Geography

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 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
Population of the Netherlands Antilles:
Area of the Netherlands Antilles:
Atlas of the Netherlands Antilles

Environment

Natural geographic features

File:Bonaire island.png

Satellite image of Bonaire

Demography

Government and politics

Main article: Government of Netherlands Antilles and Politics of Netherlands Antilles

Form of government:
Capital of Netherlands Antilles: Willemstad

Branches of government

Executive branch

Legislative branch

Parliament of Netherlands Antilles (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Netherlands Antilles
- Lower house: House of Commons of Netherlands Antilles

Judicial branch

Supreme Court of Netherlands Antilles

Foreign relations

International organization membership

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

Military

Local government

History

Main article: History of Netherlands Antilles, Timeline of the history of Netherlands Antilles, and Current events of Netherlands Antilles

Military history of Netherlands Antilles

Culture

Arts

Sports

Football in Netherlands Antilles

Economy

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 145th (one hundred and forty fifth)

Currency of Netherlands Antilles: Guilder
- ISO 4217: ANG

Netherlands Antilles Stock Exchange

Education

Infrastructure

References

↑ Papiamentu/Ingles Dikshonario, Ratzlaff, Betty; pg. 11
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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

[1] Papiamentu/Ingles Dikshonario, Ratzlaff, Betty; pg. 11

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