The Netherlands Antilles, also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, 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 (ABC Islands), in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten (SSS Islands), in the Leeward Islands southeast of the Virgin Islands.
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Overview of the Netherlands Antilles
03/08/2019
Capital: Willemstad
Languages: Dutch, English, Papiamento
Queen
- 1954-1980 Juliana of the Netherlands
- 1980-2010 Beatrix of the Netherlands
Governor
- 1951-1956 Teun Struycken
- 1962-1970 Cola Debrot
- 1983-1990 René Römer
- 2002-2010 Frits Goedgedrag
Prime minister
- 1954-1968 Efraïn Jonckheer
- 1973-1977 Juancho Evertsz
- 2006-2010 Emily de Jongh-Elhage
Legislature Estates of the Netherlands Antilles
History
- Established 15 December 1954
- Secession of Aruba 1 January 1986
- Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles 10 October 2010
Area
- 2001 800 km2 (309 sq mi)
Population
- 2001 est. 175,653
Density 219.6 /km2 (568.7 /sq mi)
Currency Netherlands Antillean guilder
Internet TLD .an
Calling code +599