Islands of the Netherlands Antilles

Islands of the Netherlands Antilles

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Politics of the Netherlands AntillesThe Netherlands Antilles is divided in five administrative divisions, the Island Areas ("Eilandgebieden")
* Bonaire, including an islet called Klein Bonaire ("Little Bonaire")
* Curaçao, including an islet called Klein Curaçao ("Little Curaçao")
* Saba
* Sint Eustatius
* Sint Maarten, the southern half of the island Saint Martin (the northern half, Saint-Martin, is French part of the overseas department of France).Other islands include:
*Camia
*Cow and Calf
*Green Island
*Guana Cay
*Hen and Chicken
*Isla Makuka
*Kadoesji
*Little Island
*Little Key
*Mal Aborder
*Meeuwtje
*Mollibeday Rots
*Mona Island
*Pelican Island
*Penso
*Rancho
*Sapate Eliand
*Willemberg

Aruba was previously a member of the Netherlands Antilles, but it seceded in 1986 to become a self-governing state of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.


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