Outline of the Netherlands Antilles
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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]
General reference
[edit]- 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):
- ISO country codes: AN, ANT, 530
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AN
- Internet country code top-level domain: .an
Geography of the Netherlands Antilles
[edit]- 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 the 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
- Atlas of the Netherlands Antilles
Environment of the Netherlands Antilles
[edit]- Wildlife of the Netherlands Antilles
Natural geographic features of the Netherlands Antilles
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- Islands of the Netherlands Antilles:
- Volcanoes in the Netherlands Antilles
- World Heritage Sites in the Netherlands Antilles
Regions of the Netherlands Antilles
[edit]Administrative divisions of the Netherlands Antilles
[edit]Demography of the Netherlands Antilles
[edit]Demographics of the Netherlands Antilles
Government and politics of the Netherlands Antilles
[edit]Politics of the Netherlands Antilles
- Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic country
- Capital of the Netherlands Antilles: Willemstad
- Elections in the Netherlands Antilles
- Political parties in the Netherlands Antilles
Branches of government of the Netherlands Antilles
[edit]Government of the Netherlands Antilles
Executive branch of the Netherlands Antilles
[edit]- Head of state: Monarchy of the Netherlands
- Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (representative of the King)
- Head of government: Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles,
- Cabinet of the Netherlands Antilles: the Prime Minister headed an eight-member Cabinet.
Legislative branch of the Netherlands Antilles
[edit]Judicial branch of the Netherlands Antilles
[edit]- Supreme Court of the Netherlands – dealt with final appeals from the Joint Court of Justice (below).
- Joint Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba – dealt with civil, criminal, and administrative (e.g. tax) cases.
International organization membership of the Netherlands Antilles
[edit]The government of the Netherlands Antilles was a member of:[3]
- 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 in the Netherlands Antilles
[edit]- Constitution of the Netherlands Antilles
- Islands Regulation of the Netherlands Antilles
- Law enforcement in the Netherlands Antilles –
Military of the Netherlands Antilles
[edit]Military of the Netherlands Antilles
- Forces (Netherlands Antilles didn't have military forces of its own)
Local government of the Netherlands Antilles
[edit]Local government in the Netherlands Antilles
History of the Netherlands Antilles
[edit]History of the Netherlands Antilles
Culture of the Netherlands Antilles
[edit]Culture of the Netherlands Antilles
- National symbols of the Netherlands Antilles
- People of the Netherlands Antilles
- Religion in the Netherlands Antilles
- Christianity in the Netherlands Antilles
- Hinduism in the Netherlands Antilles
- Islam in the Netherlands Antilles
- Judaism in the Netherlands Antilles
- World Heritage Sites in the Netherlands Antilles
Arts of the Netherlands Antilles
[edit]Sports in the Netherlands Antilles
[edit]Sports in the Netherlands Antilles
- Football in the Netherlands Antilles
- Netherlands Antilles at the Olympics
- Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee
- Netherlands Antilles at the Summer Olympics
- Netherlands Antilles at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Netherlands Antilles at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Netherlands Antilles at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Netherlands Antilles at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Netherlands Antilles at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Netherlands Antilles at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Netherlands Antilles at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Netherlands Antilles at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Netherlands Antilles at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Netherlands Antilles at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Netherlands Antilles at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Netherlands Antilles at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Netherlands Antilles at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Netherlands Antilles at the Winter Olympics
- Netherlands Antilles at the Pan American Games
- Tennis in the Netherlands Antilles
- Other
- Netherlands Antilles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
- Netherlands Antilles at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Netherlands Antilles at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Netherlands Antilles at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships
- Netherlands Antilles at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
- Netherlands Antilles at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
- Netherlands Antilles at the South American Games
- Netherlands Antilles national baseball team
- Netherlands Antilles women's national softball team
Economy and infrastructure of the Netherlands Antilles
[edit]Economy of the Netherlands Antilles
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 145th (one hundred and forty fifth)
- Banking in the Netherlands Antilles
- Communications in the Netherlands Antilles
- Currency of the Netherlands Antilles: Guilder
- Transport in the Netherlands Antilles
Education in the Netherlands Antilles
[edit]See also
[edit]
- List of international rankings
- Outline of geography
- Outline of North America
- Outline of South America
- Outline of the Netherlands
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links
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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
