ABC islands (Leeward Antilles)

12°16′N 69°05′W / 12.27°N 69.08°W / 12.27; -69.08

ABC Islands
From left to right, Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire
From left to right, Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire
Location of ABC islands in the Leeward Antilles
Location of ABC islands in the Leeward Antilles
Capitals
Languages
Demonym(s)
Islands
Countries/territory
Area
• Total
912 km2 (352 sq mi)
Population
• 2022 estimate
300.000
• Density
298/km2 (771.8/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)estimate
• Total
$15.977 billion
• Per capita
$47,683
GDP (nominal)estimate
• Total
$18.852 billion
• Per capita
$47,113
HDI0.833
very high
Currency
Today part ofThe Kingdom Of The Netherlands

The ABC islands is the physical group of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao, the three westernmost islands of the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. These islands have a shared political history and a status of Dutch underlying ownership, since the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 ceded them back to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as Curaçao and Dependencies from 1815. They are a short distance north of the Falcón State, Venezuela.[1] Aruba and Curaçao are autonomous, self governing constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, while Bonaire is a special municipality of the Netherlands. Territories of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the countries, and its special municipalities, are outside the European Union; citizens have Dutch nationality and the former colonial power benefits from preferential trade, mineral and natural resource rights, particularly offshore.

  1. ^ Miller, Debra (2005). Caribbean Islands (Lonely Planet) (4th ed.). Lonely Planet. p. 723. ISBN 978-1-74104-055-5.