Outline of the Netherlands Antilles

The Flag of the Netherlands Antilles		The Coat of arms of the Netherlands Antilles

Location of Netherlands Antilles

Map of the Netherlands Antilles

See also: Index of Netherlands Antilles-related articles

The Netherlands Antilles (Dutch:  Nederlandse Antillen (help·info), 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]

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Netherlands Antilles:

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
• International rankings of 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
  • Dissolved: 10 October 2010,^[2]
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
    • North America (though not on the mainland)
  • Atlantic Ocean
    • North Atlantic
      • Caribbean
        • Antilles
          • Lesser Antilles (island chain)
  • Time zone: Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04)
  • Extreme points of Netherlands Antilles
    • High: Mount Scenery on Saba 877 m (2,877 ft)
    • Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries:  Saint Martin 15 km
  • Coastline: Caribbean Sea 364 km
• Population of the Netherlands Antilles:
• Area of the Netherlands Antilles:
• Atlas of Netherlands Antilles

Environment

Natural geographic features

Satellite image of Bonaire

• Islands of Netherlands Antilles:
  • Aruba
  • Bonaire
  • Curaçao
  • Saba
  • Sint Eustatius
  • Sint Maarten
• 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
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Netherlands Antilles
• Political scandals of Netherlands Antilles
• Taxation in Netherlands Antilles

Branches of government

Main article: Government of Netherlands Antilles

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

Main article: Court system of Netherlands Antilles

• Supreme Court of Netherlands Antilles

Foreign relations

Main article: Foreign relations of Netherlands Antilles

• 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

Main article: Law of Netherlands Antilles

• Capital punishment in Netherlands Antilles
• 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
• 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

Local government

Main article: Local government in Netherlands Antilles

History

Main article: History of Netherlands Antilles, Timeline of the history of Netherlands Antilles, and Current events of Netherlands Antilles

• Economic history of Netherlands Antilles
• Military history of Netherlands Antilles

Culture

Main article: Culture of Netherlands Antilles

• Architecture of Netherlands Antilles
• Cuisine of Netherlands Antilles
• Ethnic minorities in Netherlands Antilles
• Festivals in Netherlands Antilles
• Humor 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
• Prostitution in Netherlands Antilles
• Public holidays in Netherlands Antilles
• Records of Netherlands Antilles
• Religion in Netherlands Antilles
  • Buddhism 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

Main article: Sports in Netherlands Antilles

• Football in Netherlands Antilles

Economy

Main article: Economy of Netherlands Antilles

• 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

• Currency of Netherlands Antilles: Guilder
  • ISO 4217: ANG

• Economic history 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

Education

Main article: Education in Netherlands Antilles

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

	Caribbean portal
	Netherlands Antilles portal
	Kingdom of the Netherlands portal

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

1. ^ Papiamentu/Ingles Dikshonario, Ratzlaff, Betty; pg. 11
2. ^ ^{a b} "Status change means Dutch Antilles no longer exists". BBC. 2010-10-10. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11511355. Retrieved 2010-10-10. 
3. ^ "Antillen opgeheven op 10-10-2010" (in Dutch). NOS. 1 October 2009. http://www.nos.nl/nosjournaal/artikelen/2009/10/1/011009_antillen.html. Retrieved 1 October 2009. 
4. ^ "Netherlands Antilles". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nt.html. 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