Outline of the Netherlands Antilles
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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: 
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):
- 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
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- North America (though not on the mainland)
- Atlantic Ocean
- North Atlantic
- Caribbean
- Antilles
- Lesser Antilles (island chain)
- Antilles
- Caribbean
- North Atlantic
- 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
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- Population of the Netherlands Antilles:
- Area of the Netherlands Antilles:
- Atlas of the Netherlands Antilles
Environment
Natural geographic features
Satellite image of Bonaire
- Islands of Netherlands Antilles:
- Volcanoes in Netherlands Antilles
- World Heritage Sites in Netherlands Antilles
Demography
Main article: Demographics of Netherlands Antilles
Government and politics
- Main article: Government of Netherlands Antilles and Politics of Netherlands Antilles
- Form of government:
- Capital of Netherlands Antilles: Willemstad
- Elections in Netherlands Antilles
- Political parties in Netherlands Antilles
Branches of government
Executive branch
- Head of state: Monarchy of the Netherlands,
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Netherlands Antilles,
- Cabinet of Netherlands Antilles
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
- Diplomatic missions in Netherlands Antilles
- Diplomatic missions of Netherlands Antilles
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
- Coast guard – Netherlands Antilles & Aruba Coast Guard
- Constitution of Netherlands Antilles
- Crime in Netherlands Antilles
- Human rights in Netherlands Antilles
- LGBT rights in Netherlands Antilles
- Freedom of religion in Netherlands Antilles
- Law enforcement in Netherlands Antilles
Military
Main article: Military of Netherlands Antilles
- Command
- Commander-in-chief:
- Ministry of Defence of Netherlands Antilles
- Commander-in-chief:
- Forces
- Army of Netherlands Antilles
- Navy of Netherlands Antilles
- Air Force of Netherlands Antilles
- Special forces of Netherlands Antilles
- Military history of Netherlands Antilles
- Military ranks of Netherlands Antilles
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
- Architecture of Netherlands Antilles
- Cuisine of Netherlands Antilles
- Festivals in Netherlands Antilles
- Languages of Netherlands Antilles
- Media in Netherlands Antilles
- National symbols of Netherlands Antilles
- Coat of arms of Netherlands Antilles
- Flag of Netherlands Antilles
- National anthem of Netherlands Antilles
- People of Netherlands Antilles
- Public holidays in Netherlands Antilles
- Records of Netherlands Antilles
- Religion in Netherlands Antilles
- Christianity in Netherlands Antilles
- Hinduism in Netherlands Antilles
- Islam in Netherlands Antilles
- Judaism in Netherlands Antilles
- Sikhism in Netherlands Antilles
- World Heritage Sites in Netherlands Antilles
Arts
- Art in Netherlands Antilles
- Cinema of Netherlands Antilles
- Literature of Netherlands Antilles
- Music of Netherlands Antilles
- Television in Netherlands Antilles
- Theatre in Netherlands Antilles
Sports
Economy
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 145th (one hundred and forty fifth)
- Agriculture in Netherlands Antilles
- Banking in Netherlands Antilles
- National Bank of Netherlands Antilles
- Communications in Netherlands Antilles
- Internet in Netherlands Antilles
- Companies of Netherlands Antilles
- Energy policy of Netherlands Antilles
- Mining in Netherlands Antilles
- Oil industry in Netherlands Antilles
- Tourism in Netherlands Antilles
- Transport in Netherlands Antilles
- Netherlands Antilles Stock Exchange
Infrastructure
- Energy in Netherlands Antilles
- Health care in Netherlands Antilles
- Transportation in Netherlands Antilles
- Airports in Netherlands Antilles
- Rail transport in Netherlands Antilles
- Roads in Netherlands Antilles
- Water supply and sanitation in Netherlands Antilles
See also
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Dutch language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Main article: Netherlands Antilles
- Index of Netherlands Antilles-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Netherlands Antilles-related topics
- Outline of geography
- Outline of North America
- Outline of South America
- Outline of the Caribbean
- Outline of the Netherlands
References
- ↑ Papiamentu/Ingles Dikshonario, Ratzlaff, Betty; pg. 11
- 1 2 "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. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
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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