Outline of the Netherlands Antilles

See also: Index of Netherlands Antilles-related articles
The Flag of the Netherlands Antilles
The Coat of arms of the Netherlands Antilles
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:

Netherlands Antilles – former 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,[1] resulting in two new constituent countries, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, with the other islands joining the Netherlands as special municipalities.[2]

  1. ^ "Status change means Dutch Antilles no longer exists". BBC. 2010-10-10. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  2. ^ "Antillen opgeheven op 10-10-2010" (in Dutch). NOS. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2009.