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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9" title="الجزر الكاريبية الهولندية – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="الجزر الكاريبية الهولندية" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karib_Niderland%C4%B1" title="Karib Niderlandı – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Karib Niderlandı" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%BE_%D8%A2%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C" title="هولند کارائیپ آدالاری – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="هولند کارائیپ آدالاری" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B1%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96%D1%8F_%D0%9D%D1%96%D0%B4%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%8B" title="Карыбскія Нідэрланды – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Карыбскія Нідэрланды" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karipska_Nizozemska" title="Karipska Nizozemska – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Karipska Nizozemska" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illes_BES" title="Illes BES – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Illes BES" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaire,_Saint_Eustatius_and_Saba" title="Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karibsk%C3%A9_Nizozemsko" title="Karibské Nizozemsko – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Karibské Nizozemsko" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribisk_Nederlandene" title="Caribisk Nederlandene – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Caribisk Nederlandene" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karibische_Niederlande" title="Karibische Niederlande – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Karibische Niederlande" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kariibi_Madalmaad" title="Kariibi Madalmaad – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Kariibi Madalmaad" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%8A%CE%B2%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CE%9F%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B4%CE%AF%CE%B1" title="Καραϊβική Ολλανδία – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Καραϊβική Ολλανδία" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribe_Neerland%C3%A9s" title="Caribe Neerlandés – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Caribe Neerlandés" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kariba_Nederlando" title="Kariba Nederlando – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kariba Nederlando" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karibeko_Herbehereak" title="Karibeko Herbehereak – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Karibeko Herbehereak" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%A8_%D9%87%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF" title="جزایر کارائیب هلند – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جزایر کارائیب هلند" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pays-Bas_carib%C3%A9ens" title="Pays-Bas caribéens – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Pays-Bas caribéens" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karibysk_Nederl%C3%A2n" title="Karibysk Nederlân – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Karibysk Nederlân" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oile%C3%A1in_%C3%8Dsilt%C3%ADreacha_Mhuir_Chairib" title="Oileáin Ísiltíreacha Mhuir Chairib – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Oileáin Ísiltíreacha Mhuir Chairib" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa%C3%ADses_Baixos_Caribe%C3%B1os" title="Países Baixos Caribeños – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Países Baixos Caribeños" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B2-l%C3%A0n_li%C3%A2ng_Caribe" title="Hò-làn liâng Caribe – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Hò-làn liâng Caribe" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B9%B4%EB%A6%AC%EB%B8%8C_%EB%84%A4%EB%8D%9C%EB%9E%80%EB%93%9C" title="카리브 네덜란드 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="카리브 네덜란드" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BF%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%A2%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%86%D5%AB%D5%A4%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AC%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A4%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80" title="Կարիբյան Նիդերլանդներ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Կարիբյան Նիդերլանդներ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karipska_Nizozemska" title="Karipska Nizozemska – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Karipska Nizozemska" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belanda_Karibia" title="Belanda Karibia – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Belanda Karibia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paesi_Bassi_caraibici" title="Paesi Bassi caraibici – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Paesi Bassi caraibici" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%A0%D7%93_%D7%94%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA" title="הולנד הקריבית – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="הולנד הקריבית" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%91%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%93%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%93%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98" title="კარიბის ნიდერლანდები – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="კარიბის ნიდერლანდები" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8D%D0%B9%D1%80,_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%82-%D0%AD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%83%D1%81_%D0%B6%D3%99%D0%BD%D0%B5_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0" title="Бонэйр, Синт-Эстатиус және Саба – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Бонэйр, Синт-Эстатиус және Саба" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lad mw-list-item"><a href="https://lad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karibe_Neerlandez" title="Karibe Neerlandez – Ladino" lang="lad" hreflang="lad" data-title="Karibe Neerlandez" data-language-autonym="Ladino" data-language-local-name="Ladino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladino</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaire,_Sint%C4%93statiusa_un_Saba" title="Bonaire, Sintēstatiusa un Saba – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Bonaire, Sintēstatiusa un Saba" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karibescht_Holland" title="Karibescht Holland – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Karibescht Holland" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/BES_salos" title="BES salos – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="BES salos" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribisch_Nederland" title="Caribisch Nederland – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Caribisch Nederland" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karibi_Hollandia" title="Karibi Hollandia – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Karibi Hollandia" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BF%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Карипска Холандија – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Карипска Холандија" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%91%E1%83%98%E1%83%A8_%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%93%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%93%E1%83%94%E1%83%A4%E1%83%98" title="კარიბიშ ნიდერლანდეფი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="კარიბიშ ნიდერლანდეფი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%87" title="الجزر الكاريبيه الهولنديه – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="الجزر الكاريبيه الهولنديه" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribisch_Nederland" title="Caribisch Nederland – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Caribisch Nederland" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karibisk_Neaderland" title="Karibisk Neaderland – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Karibisk Neaderland" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%83%8D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%80%81%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A6%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B9%E3%81%8A%E3%82%88%E3%81%B3%E3%82%B5%E3%83%90" title="ボネール、シント・ユースタティウスおよびサバ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ボネール、シント・ユースタティウスおよびサバ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/BES-Eilunen" title="BES-Eilunen – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="BES-Eilunen" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karibisk_Nederland" title="Karibisk Nederland – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Karibisk Nederland" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karibisk_Nederland" title="Karibisk Nederland – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Karibisk Nederland" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa%C3%AFses_Basses_Caribencs" title="Païses Basses Caribencs – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Païses Basses Caribencs" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonayre,_Sint-Estatius_va_Saba" title="Bonayre, Sint-Estatius va Saba – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Bonayre, Sint-Estatius va Saba" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%88%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%88_%E0%A8%A8%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%A6%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%88%E0%A8%82%E0%A8%A1" title="ਕੈਰੀਬੀਆਈ ਨੀਦਰਲੈਂਡ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਕੈਰੀਬੀਆਈ ਨੀਦਰਲੈਂਡ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%88%D8%B2" title="کریبین نیدرلینڈز – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="کریبین نیدرلینڈز" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulanda_Karibense" title="Hulanda Karibense – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Hulanda Karibense" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcd mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bos-P%C3%A9is_carib%C3%A9ens" title="Bos-Péis caribéens – Picard" lang="pcd" hreflang="pcd" data-title="Bos-Péis caribéens" data-language-autonym="Picard" data-language-local-name="Picard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Picard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holandia_Karaibska" title="Holandia Karaibska – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Holandia Karaibska" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa%C3%ADses_Baixos_Caribenhos" title="Países Baixos Caribenhos – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Países Baixos Caribenhos" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C8%9A%C4%83rile_de_Jos_Caraibiene" title="Țările de Jos Caraibiene – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Țările de Jos Caraibiene" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%80%D0%B5,_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%82-%D0%AD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%83%D1%81_%D0%B8_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0" title="Бонайре, Синт-Эстатиус и Саба – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Бонайре, Синт-Эстатиус и Саба" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B6%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%94_%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%99%E0%B6%AF%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%BD%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%AD%E0%B6%BA" title="කැරිබියානු නෙදර්ලන්තය – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="කැරිබියානු නෙදර්ලන්තය" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Netherlands" title="Caribbean Netherlands – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Caribbean Netherlands" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BF%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Карипска Холандија – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Карипска Холандија" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karipska_Nizozemska" title="Karipska Nizozemska – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Karipska Nizozemska" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alankomaiden_Karibia" title="Alankomaiden Karibia – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Alankomaiden Karibia" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karibiska_Nederl%C3%A4nderna" title="Karibiska Nederländerna – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Karibiska Nederländerna" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-shn mw-list-item"><a href="https://shn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%81%BC%E1%82%84%E1%82%87%E1%80%90%E1%82%83%E1%82%87%E1%80%9C%E1%82%85%E1%81%BC%E1%80%BA%E1%82%87_%E1%80%90%E1%80%AE%E1%82%88_%E1%81%B6%E1%82%83%E1%82%87%E1%80%9B%E1%80%AD%E1%80%95%E1%80%BA%E1%82%88%E1%80%95%E1%80%AE%E1%82%87%E1%80%9A%E1%81%BC%E1%80%BA%E1%82%87" title="ၼႄႇတႃႇလႅၼ်ႇ တီႈ ၶႃႇရိပ်ႈပီႇယၼ်ႇ – Shan" lang="shn" hreflang="shn" data-title="ၼႄႇတႃႇလႅၼ်ႇ တီႈ ၶႃႇရိပ်ႈပီႇယၼ်ႇ" data-language-autonym="ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး " data-language-local-name="Shan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး </span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%9A%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%8C" title="แคริบเบียนเนเธอร์แลนด์ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="แคริบเบียนเนเธอร์แลนด์" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-to mw-list-item"><a href="https://to.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalipiane_fakah%C5%8Dlani" title="Kalipiane fakahōlani – Tongan" lang="to" hreflang="to" data-title="Kalipiane fakahōlani" data-language-autonym="Lea faka-Tonga" data-language-local-name="Tongan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lea faka-Tonga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karayip_Hollandas%C4%B1" title="Karayip Hollandası – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Karayip Hollandası" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B1%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%9D%D1%96%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8" title="Карибські Нідерланди – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Карибські Нідерланди" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%88%D8%B2" title="کیریبین نیدرلینڈز – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="کیریبین نیدرلینڈز" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paezi_Basi_cara%C3%ACbeghi" title="Paezi Basi caraìbeghi – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Paezi Basi caraìbeghi" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribe_thu%E1%BB%99c_H%C3%A0_Lan" title="Caribe thuộc Hà Lan – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Caribe thuộc Hà Lan" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8D%B7%E5%85%B0%E5%8A%A0%E5%8B%92%E6%AF%94%E5%8C%BA" title="荷兰加勒比区 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="荷兰加勒比区" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8A%A0%E5%8B%92%E6%AF%94%E5%B0%BC%E5%BE%B7%E8%98%AD" title="加勒比尼德蘭 – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="加勒比尼德蘭" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>粵語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-diq mw-list-item"><a href="https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karayib%C3%AA_Hollanda" title="Karayibê Hollanda – Zazaki" lang="diq" hreflang="diq" data-title="Karayibê Hollanda" data-language-autonym="Zazaki" data-language-local-name="Zazaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Zazaki</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zea mw-list-item"><a href="https://zea.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribisch_Nederland" title="Caribisch Nederland – Zeelandic" lang="zea" hreflang="zea" data-title="Caribisch Nederland" data-language-autonym="Zeêuws" data-language-local-name="Zeelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Zeêuws</span></a></li><li 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From left to right: Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius"><img alt="Location of the Caribbean Netherlands (green and circled). From left to right: Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/BES_islands_location_map.svg/250px-BES_islands_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="215" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/BES_islands_location_map.svg/375px-BES_islands_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/BES_islands_location_map.svg/500px-BES_islands_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1346" data-file-height="1156" /></a></span><div class="ib-pol-div-caption">Location of the Caribbean Netherlands (green and circled). From left to right: <a href="/wiki/Bonaire" title="Bonaire">Bonaire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saba_(island)" title="Saba (island)">Saba</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sint_Eustatius" title="Sint Eustatius">Sint Eustatius</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Special municipalities</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bonaire" title="Bonaire">Bonaire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sint_Eustatius" title="Sint Eustatius">Sint Eustatius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saba_(island)" title="Saba (island)">Saba</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Incorporated into the Netherlands</th><td class="infobox-data">10 October 2010 (<a href="/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles" title="Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles">dissolution of the <span class="nowrap">Netherlands Antilles</span></a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official languages</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">Recognised regional languages</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> (Saba, <span class="nowrap">St. Eustatius</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papiamentu" class="mw-redirect" title="Papiamentu">Papiamentu</a> (Bonaire)<sup id="cite_ref-languages_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-languages-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government</th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_Netherlands" title="Monarchy of the Netherlands">Monarch</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Willem-Alexander_of_the_Netherlands" title="Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands">Willem-Alexander</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_governor" title="Lieutenant governor">Lt. Governors</a> (see <a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_Netherlands" title="Politics of the Netherlands">Politics of the Netherlands</a>) </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Soliano&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Soliano (page does not exist)">John Soliano</a> (Bonaire)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alida_Francis" title="Alida Francis">Alida Francis</a> <span class="nowrap">(Sint Eustatius)</span><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_G._A._Johnson" title="Jonathan G. A. Johnson">Jonathan Johnson</a> (Saba)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• National Rep. </div></th><td class="infobox-data">Jan Helmond</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area</th></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-pol-div-fake-li">• Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">322<sup id="cite_ref-auto_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> km<sup>2</sup> (124 sq mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest elevation<div class="ib-pol-div-elevation"><br />(<a href="/wiki/Mount_Scenery" title="Mount Scenery">Mount Scenery</a>)</div></th><td class="infobox-data">887 m (2,910 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population</th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-pol-div-fake-li">• 2024 estimate</div></th><td class="infobox-data">30.000<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-pol-div-fake-li">• Density</div></th><td class="infobox-data">77/km<sup>2</sup> (199.4/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">GDP</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(nominal)</span></th><td class="infobox-data">2022 estimate</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-pol-div-fake-li">• Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">US$725,000,000<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a> (<a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Standard_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlantic Standard Time">AST</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BQ" title="ISO 3166-2:BQ">BQ</a>, <a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:NL" title="ISO 3166-2:NL">NL-BQ1, NL-BQ2, NL-BQ3</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Currency</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">United States dollar</a></span> ($) (<a href="/wiki/ISO_4217" title="ISO 4217">USD</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Country_code_top-level_domain" title="Country code top-level domain">Internet TLD</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/.nl" title=".nl">.nl</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/.bq" title=".bq">.bq</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Caribbean Netherlands</b><sup id="cite_ref-security-strategy_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-security-strategy-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a>: <i lang="nl">Caribisch Nederland</i>, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">pronounced</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="nl-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Dutch" title="Help:IPA/Dutch">[kaˈribis<span class="wrap"> </span>ˈneːdərlɑnt]</a></span> <span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" 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title="File:Nl-Caribisch Nederland.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span>) is a geographic region of the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> located outside of Europe, in the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a>, consisting of three special municipalities.<sup id="cite_ref-security-strategy_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-security-strategy-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These are the islands of <a href="/wiki/Bonaire" title="Bonaire">Bonaire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sint_Eustatius" title="Sint Eustatius">Sint Eustatius</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Saba_(island)" title="Saba (island)">Saba</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as they are also known in legislation, or the <b>BES islands</b> for short. The islands are officially classified as <a href="/wiki/Public_body_(Netherlands)" title="Public body (Netherlands)">public bodies</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in the Netherlands and as <a href="/wiki/Special_member_state_territories_and_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Special member state territories and the European Union">overseas territories</a> of the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>; as such, <a href="/wiki/European_Union_law" class="mw-redirect" title="European Union law">European Union law</a> does not automatically apply to them. </p><p>Bonaire (including the islet of <a href="/wiki/Klein_Bonaire" title="Klein Bonaire">Klein Bonaire</a>) is one of the <a href="/wiki/Leeward_Antilles" title="Leeward Antilles">Leeward Antilles</a> and is located close to the coast of <a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a>. Sint Eustatius and Saba are in the main <a href="/wiki/Lesser_Antilles" title="Lesser Antilles">Lesser Antilles</a> group and are located south of <a href="/wiki/Sint_Maarten" title="Sint Maarten">Sint Maarten</a> and northwest of <a href="/wiki/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis" title="Saint Kitts and Nevis">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a>. The Caribbean Netherlands, which should not be confused with the more comprehensive <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Caribbean" title="Dutch Caribbean">Dutch Caribbean</a>, has a population of 30,397.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legal_status">Legal status</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Caribbean_Netherlands&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Legal status"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The three islands gained their current status following the <a href="/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles" title="Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles">dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles</a> on 10 October 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the same time, the islands of <a href="/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao" title="Curaçao">Curaçao</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sint_Maarten" title="Sint Maarten">Sint Maarten</a> became constituent countries (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a>: <i lang="nl">landen</i>) within the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands" title="Kingdom of the Netherlands">Kingdom of the Netherlands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The island of <a href="/wiki/Aruba" title="Aruba">Aruba</a> is also an constituent country of the Kingdom; Aruba gaining its status in 1986 after seceding from <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_Antilles" title="Netherlands Antilles">The Netherlands Antilles</a>. </p><p>The constituent countries of the Dutch kingdom are autonomous (self-governing) while the special municipalities (Caribbean Netherlands) are legally part of the constituent country of The Netherlands. The Kingdom Of The Netherlands consists of the constituent countries of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and The Netherlands (which includes Bonaire, Saba, St. Eustatius). </p><p>The term "<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Caribbean" title="Dutch Caribbean">Dutch Caribbean</a>" may refer to the three special municipalities (e.g. for stamps), but may also refer to all of the Caribbean islands within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The population of the Caribbean Netherlands is 30,397 as of 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their total area is 328 square kilometres (127 sq mi). </p><p>In 2012, the islands of the Caribbean Netherlands voted for the first time, due to being special municipalities of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the <a href="/wiki/2012_Dutch_general_election" title="2012 Dutch general election">2012 Dutch general election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administration">Administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Caribbean_Netherlands&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Administration"></span> </p><p>The special municipalities (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a>: <i lang="nl">bijzondere gemeenten</i>) carry many of the functions normally performed by <a href="/wiki/Municipal_politics_in_the_Netherlands" title="Municipal politics in the Netherlands">Dutch municipalities</a>. The executive power rests with the Governing Council headed by an Island governor. The main democratic body is the <a href="/wiki/Island_council_(Netherlands)" title="Island council (Netherlands)">island council</a>. Dutch citizens of these three islands are entitled to vote in Dutch national elections and (as all Dutch nationals) in European elections. </p><p>Officially the islands are classed in Dutch law as being <span title="Dutch-language text"><i lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/Public_body_(Netherlands)" title="Public body (Netherlands)">openbare lichamen</a></i></span> (literally translated as "public bodies") and not <span title="Dutch-language text"><i lang="nl">gemeenten</i></span> (<a href="/wiki/Municipality" title="Municipality">municipalities</a>). Unlike normal municipalities, they do not form part of a <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Netherlands" title="Provinces of the Netherlands">Dutch province</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the powers normally exercised by provincial councils within municipalities are divided between the island governments themselves and the central government by means of the <a href="#National_Office">National Office for the Caribbean Netherlands</a>. For this reason, they are called "special" municipalities. </p><p>Many Dutch laws make special provisions for the Caribbean Netherlands.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For example, <a href="/wiki/Social_security" class="mw-redirect" title="Social security">social security</a> is not on the same level as it is in the European Netherlands.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:left;"> <tbody><tr> <th class="unsortable">Flag </th> <th>Name </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Capital_city" title="Capital city">Capital</a> </th> <th>Area<sup id="cite_ref-auto_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Population<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />(January 2024) </th> <th>Density </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bonaire" title="Bonaire"><img alt="Bonaire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Flag_of_Bonaire.svg/27px-Flag_of_Bonaire.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Flag_of_Bonaire.svg/41px-Flag_of_Bonaire.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Flag_of_Bonaire.svg/54px-Flag_of_Bonaire.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bonaire" title="Bonaire">Bonaire</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Kralendijk" title="Kralendijk">Kralendijk</a></div></td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7008288000000000000♠"></span>288 km<sup>2</sup> (111 sq mi)</td> <td style="text-align:right">25,133</td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="6995690000000000000♠"></span>69/km<sup>2</sup> (180/sq mi) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Sint_Eustatius" title="Sint Eustatius"><img alt="Sint Eustatius" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Sint_Eustatius.svg/27px-Flag_of_Sint_Eustatius.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Sint_Eustatius.svg/41px-Flag_of_Sint_Eustatius.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Sint_Eustatius.svg/54px-Flag_of_Sint_Eustatius.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sint_Eustatius" title="Sint Eustatius">Sint Eustatius</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Oranjestad,_Sint_Eustatius" title="Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius">Oranjestad</a></div></td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7007210000000000000♠"></span>21 km<sup>2</sup> (8.1 sq mi)</td> <td style="text-align:right">3,204</td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="6996150000000000000♠"></span>150/km<sup>2</sup> (390/sq mi) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Saba_(island)" title="Saba (island)"><img alt="Saba (island)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Flag_of_Saba.svg/27px-Flag_of_Saba.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Flag_of_Saba.svg/41px-Flag_of_Saba.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Flag_of_Saba.svg/54px-Flag_of_Saba.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saba_(island)" title="Saba (island)">Saba</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/The_Bottom" title="The Bottom">The Bottom</a></div></td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="7007130000000000000♠"></span>13 km<sup>2</sup> (5.0 sq mi)</td> <td style="text-align:right">2,060</td> <td style="text-align:right"><span data-sort-value="6996148000000000000♠"></span>148/km<sup>2</sup> (380/sq mi) </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th colspan="3">Total </th> <th style="text-align:right;"><span data-sort-value="7008322000000000000♠"></span>322 km<sup>2</sup> (124 sq mi) </th> <th style="text-align:right;">30,397 </th> <th style="text-align:right;"><span data-sort-value="6995770000000000000♠"></span>77/km<sup>2</sup> (200/sq mi) </th></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AgeSexPyramid_2023_Caribisch_Nederland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/AgeSexPyramid_2023_Caribisch_Nederland.svg/220px-AgeSexPyramid_2023_Caribisch_Nederland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/AgeSexPyramid_2023_Caribisch_Nederland.svg/330px-AgeSexPyramid_2023_Caribisch_Nederland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/AgeSexPyramid_2023_Caribisch_Nederland.svg/440px-AgeSexPyramid_2023_Caribisch_Nederland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="400" /></a><figcaption>Age Sex Pyramid</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Office">National Office</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Caribbean_Netherlands&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: National Office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>National Office for the Caribbean Netherlands</i> (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a>: <i lang="nl">Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland</i>) is responsible for taxation, policing, immigration, transport infrastructure, health, education, and social security in the islands and provides these services on behalf of the Government of the Netherlands.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This agency was established as the Regional Service Center in 2008 and became the National Office for the Caribbean Netherlands on 1 September 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The current director is Jan Helmond.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>Representative for the public bodies of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba</i> represents the Government of the Netherlands on the islands and also performs tasks similar to a <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="King's Commissioner">King's Commissioner</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The current representative is Gilbert Isabella.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Relationship_with_the_European_Union">Relationship with the European Union</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Caribbean_Netherlands&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Relationship with the European Union"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EU_OCT_and_OMR_map_en.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/EU_OCT_and_OMR_map_en.png/330px-EU_OCT_and_OMR_map_en.png" decoding="async" width="330" height="203" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/EU_OCT_and_OMR_map_en.png/495px-EU_OCT_and_OMR_map_en.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/EU_OCT_and_OMR_map_en.png/660px-EU_OCT_and_OMR_map_en.png 2x" data-file-width="2206" data-file-height="1358" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Special_member_state_territories_and_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Special member state territories and the European Union">special territories of the European Union (2019 before UK secession)</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The islands do not form part of the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> and instead constitute "overseas countries and territories" (OCT status) of the Union, to which <a href="/wiki/Special_member_state_territories_and_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Special member state territories and the European Union">special provisions apply</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Lisbon_Treaty" class="mw-redirect" title="Lisbon Treaty">Lisbon Treaty</a> introduced a procedure where the <a href="/wiki/European_Council" title="European Council">European Council</a> may change the status of an overseas territory of Denmark, France, or the Netherlands regarding the application of the EU treaties to that territory.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2008, the Dutch government published a survey of the legal and economic impacts by a switched status from OCT to <a href="/wiki/Outermost_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Outermost region">outermost region</a> (OMR).<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The position of the islands was reviewed after a five-year transitional period, which began with the <a href="/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles" title="Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles">dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles</a> in October 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The review was conducted as part of the planned review of the Dutch "Act for the <a href="/wiki/Public_body_(Netherlands)" title="Public body (Netherlands)">public bodies</a> Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba" (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a>: <i lang="nl">"Wet openbare lichamen Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba (WolBES)"</i>), where the islands have been granted the option to become an OMR – and thus a direct part of the European Union.<sup id="cite_ref-Public_Authorities_Act_for_the_BES_islands_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Public_Authorities_Act_for_the_BES_islands-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2015, the review concluded the present legal structures for governance and integration with European Netherlands was not working well within the framework of WolBES, but no recommendations were made in regards of whether a switch from OCT to OMR status would help improve this situation.<sup id="cite_ref-Evaluation_report_1_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Evaluation_report_1-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Evaluation_report_2_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Evaluation_report_2-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Evaluation_report_3_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Evaluation_report_3-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Evaluation_report_4_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Evaluation_report_4-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foreign_policy_and_defence">Foreign policy and defence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Caribbean_Netherlands&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Foreign policy and defence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Kingdom of the Netherlands has overarching responsibility for foreign relations, defence and Dutch nationality law in the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Units of the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_Armed_Forces" title="Netherlands Armed Forces">Netherlands Armed Forces</a> deployed in the Caribbean include: </p> <ul><li>32 Infantry Company of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Marine_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Netherlands Marine Corps">Royal Netherlands Marine Corps</a> on Aruba;<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>a Marine Corps detachment on Sint Maarten;</li> <li>a Fast Raiding Interception and Special Forces Craft (FRISC) troop (fast boats) on Curaçao and Aruba;</li> <li>a company of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Army" title="Royal Netherlands Army">Royal Netherlands Army</a> on Curaçao on a rotational basis;</li> <li>a guardship, normally a <a href="/wiki/Holland-class_offshore_patrol_vessel" title="Holland-class offshore patrol vessel"><i>Holland</i>-class offshore patrol vessel</a>, from the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> on station on a rotational basis;</li> <li>the Royal Netherlands Navy support vessel <a href="/wiki/HNLMS_Pelikaan_(A804)" title="HNLMS Pelikaan (A804)">HNLMS <i>Pelikaan</i></a>;</li> <li>Arumil (Aruban) and Curmil (Curaçaoan) militia elements;</li> <li>a Netherlands Armed Forces <a href="/wiki/Royal_Marechaussee" title="Royal Marechaussee">Royal Marechaussee</a> brigade.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Additionally, the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Caribbean_Coast_Guard" title="Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard">Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard</a> is funded by the four countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Coast Guard is managed by the Ministry of Defence and is directed by the commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy in the Caribbean.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Caribbean_Netherlands&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Caribbean Netherlands form part of the <a href="/wiki/Lesser_Antilles" title="Lesser Antilles">Lesser Antilles</a>. Within this island group: </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Bonaire" title="Bonaire">Bonaire</a></b> is part of the <a href="/wiki/ABC_islands_(Leeward_Antilles)" title="ABC islands (Leeward Antilles)">ABC islands</a> within the <a href="/wiki/Leeward_Antilles" title="Leeward Antilles">Leeward Antilles</a> island chain off the <a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuelan</a> coast. The Leeward Antilles have a mixed volcanic and coral origin.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Saba_(island)" title="Saba (island)">Saba</a></b> and <b><a href="/wiki/Sint_Eustatius" title="Sint Eustatius">Sint Eustatius</a></b> are part of the <a href="/wiki/SSS_islands" title="SSS islands">SSS islands</a> within the <a href="/wiki/Leeward_Islands" title="Leeward Islands">Leeward Islands</a>. They are located east of <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Islands" title="Virgin Islands">Virgin Islands</a>. The locals (French, Spanish, <a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a> and the locally spoken English) consider them part of the Windward Islands, although, in the international English language, the <a href="/wiki/Windward_Islands" title="Windward Islands">Windward Islands</a> refer to other islands further south. These two islands are of volcanic origin and hilly, leaving little ground suitable for <a href="/wiki/Agriculture" title="Agriculture">agriculture</a>. The highest point is <a href="/wiki/Mount_Scenery" title="Mount Scenery">Mount Scenery</a>, 887 m (2,910 ft), on <a href="/wiki/Saba_(island)" title="Saba (island)">Saba</a>. This is the highest point in the country and in the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands.</li></ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 255px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 250px; height: 250px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Caribbean_Netherlands_map.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Map showing Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba"><img alt="Map showing Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Caribbean_Netherlands_map.png/220px-Caribbean_Netherlands_map.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Caribbean_Netherlands_map.png 1.5x" data-file-width="246" data-file-height="145" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Map showing Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 255px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 250px; height: 250px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Netherlands_(incl._BES)_in_the_Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Relative distance between mainland Netherlands in Europe and the Caribbean Netherlands"><img alt="Relative distance between mainland Netherlands in Europe and the Caribbean Netherlands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/The_Netherlands_%28incl._BES%29_in_the_Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands.svg/220px-The_Netherlands_%28incl._BES%29_in_the_Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/The_Netherlands_%28incl._BES%29_in_the_Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands.svg/330px-The_Netherlands_%28incl._BES%29_in_the_Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/The_Netherlands_%28incl._BES%29_in_the_Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands.svg/440px-The_Netherlands_%28incl._BES%29_in_the_Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="922" data-file-height="519" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Relative distance between <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">mainland Netherlands</a> in Europe and the Caribbean Netherlands</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 255px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 250px; height: 250px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands_location_tree.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Caribbean BES islands are subdivisions of the country of the Netherlands and are therefore referred to as the "Caribbean Netherlands.""><img alt="The Caribbean BES islands are subdivisions of the country of the Netherlands and are therefore referred to as the "Caribbean Netherlands."" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands_location_tree.svg/220px-Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands_location_tree.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands_location_tree.svg/330px-Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands_location_tree.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands_location_tree.svg/440px-Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands_location_tree.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="555" data-file-height="343" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The Caribbean BES islands are subdivisions of the country of the Netherlands and are therefore referred to as the "Caribbean Netherlands."</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 255px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 250px; height: 250px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bonaire_-_Caribe_(358903421).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Klein Bonaire (Bonaire in the background)"><img alt="Klein Bonaire (Bonaire in the background)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Bonaire_-_Caribe_%28358903421%29.jpg/220px-Bonaire_-_Caribe_%28358903421%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Bonaire_-_Caribe_%28358903421%29.jpg/330px-Bonaire_-_Caribe_%28358903421%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Bonaire_-_Caribe_%28358903421%29.jpg/440px-Bonaire_-_Caribe_%28358903421%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Klein_Bonaire" title="Klein Bonaire">Klein Bonaire</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bonaire" title="Bonaire">Bonaire</a> in the background)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 255px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 250px; height: 250px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Corner_Point_(6550002273).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The hilly terrain of Saba"><img alt="The hilly terrain of Saba" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Corner_Point_%286550002273%29.jpg/220px-Corner_Point_%286550002273%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Corner_Point_%286550002273%29.jpg/330px-Corner_Point_%286550002273%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Corner_Point_%286550002273%29.jpg/440px-Corner_Point_%286550002273%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The hilly terrain of <a href="/wiki/Saba_(island)" title="Saba (island)">Saba</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Caribbean_Netherlands&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The islands of the Caribbean Netherlands enjoy a <a href="/wiki/Tropics" title="Tropics">tropical</a> <a href="/wiki/Climate" title="Climate">climate</a> with warm weather all year round. The Leeward Antilles are warmer and drier than the Windward islands. In summer, the Windward Islands can be subject to <a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone" title="Tropical cyclone">hurricanes</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Forest_cover" title="Forest cover">Forest cover</a> is around 6% of the total land area of the Caribbean Netherlands, equivalent to 1,910 hectares (ha) of forest in 2020, which was unchanged from 1990. In 2020, naturally regenerating forest covered 1,910 hectares (ha) and planted forest covered 0 hectares (ha). Of the naturally regenerating forest 0% was reported to be <a href="/wiki/Primary_forest" class="mw-redirect" title="Primary forest">primary forest</a> (consisting of native tree species with no clearly visible indications of human activity) and around 17% of the forest area was found within protected areas.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Currency">Currency</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Caribbean_Netherlands&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Currency"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Until 1 January 2011, the three islands used the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_Antillean_guilder" title="Netherlands Antillean guilder">Netherlands Antillean guilder</a>; after that all three switched to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">U.S. dollar</a>, rather than the <a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">euro</a> (which is used in the European Netherlands) or the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_guilder" title="Caribbean guilder">Caribbean guilder</a> (which is being adopted by the other two former Antillean islands of <a href="/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao" title="Curaçao">Curaçao</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sint_Maarten" title="Sint Maarten">Sint Maarten</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communications">Communications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Caribbean_Netherlands&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Communications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The telephone <a href="/wiki/Country_code" title="Country code">country code</a> remains <a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_Cura%C3%A7ao_and_the_Caribbean_Netherlands" title="Telephone numbers in Curaçao and the Caribbean Netherlands">599</a>, that of the former Netherlands Antilles, and is shared with Curaçao. The <a href="/wiki/International_Organization_for_Standardization" title="International Organization for Standardization">International Organization for Standardization</a> has assigned the <a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2" title="ISO 3166-1 alpha-2">ISO 3166-1 alpha-2</a> country code <a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BQ" title="ISO 3166-2:BQ">ISO 3166-2:BQ</a> for these islands.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Internet_Assigned_Numbers_Authority" title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority">IANA</a> has not established a root zone for the <a href="/wiki/.bq" title=".bq">.bq</a> Internet <a href="/wiki/CcTLD" class="mw-redirect" title="CcTLD">ccTLD</a> and whether it will be used is unknown. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba" is the listed English name for the territorial grouping in the <a href="/wiki/International_Organization_for_Standardization" title="International Organization for Standardization">International Organization for Standardization</a>'s <a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-1" title="ISO 3166-1">ISO 3166-1</a>, where the English spelling was corrected with the release of <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.iso.org/iso/newsletter_vi-9_fiji-myanmar_and_other_minor_corrections-incl_bulgaria.pdf">ISO 3166-1 Newsletter VI-9</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160205113504/http://www.iso.org/iso/newsletter_vi-9_fiji-myanmar_and_other_minor_corrections-incl_bulgaria.pdf">Archived</a> 5 February 2016 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Per the Annex II of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Now contained in Article 355(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Caribbean_Netherlands&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 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Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161003085711/http://www.rijksdienstcn.com/en/news/agreement-on-labor-conditions-civil-servants-rijksdienst-caribisch-nederland/akkoord-arbeidsvoorwaarden-ambtenaren-rijksdienst-caribisch-nederland?1curvers=engels&0Lang=E">Archived</a> from the original on 3 October 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="Dominica">Dominica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grenada" title="Grenada">Grenada</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Carriacou_and_Petite_Martinique" title="Carriacou and Petite Martinique">Carriacou and Petite Martinique</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Martinique" title="Martinique">Martinique</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Lucia" title="Saint Lucia">Saint Lucia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines" title="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <ul><li> <a href="/wiki/Barbados" title="Barbados">Barbados</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a><sup>†</sup></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/The_Lucayan_Archipelago" class="mw-redirect" title="The Lucayan 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href="/wiki/Suriname" title="Suriname">Suriname</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b>N.B.:</b> Territories in <i>italics</i> are parts of transregional sovereign states or non-sovereign dependencies. <p><sup>^</sup>These three form the <a href="/wiki/SSS_islands" title="SSS islands">SSS islands</a> that with the ABC islands comprise the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Caribbean" title="Dutch Caribbean">Dutch Caribbean</a>, of which <sup>*</sup>the <a class="mw-selflink selflink">BES islands</a> are not direct <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands" title="Kingdom of the Netherlands">Kingdom</a> constituents but subsumed with the country of the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>. </p><p><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Physical_geography" title="Physical geography">Physiographically</a>, these <a href="/wiki/Island#Continental_islands" title="Island">continental islands</a> are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically. </p><p><sup>ǂ</sup><a href="/wiki/Territorial_dispute" title="Territorial dispute">Disputed territories</a> administered by <a href="/wiki/Guyana" title="Guyana">Guyana</a>. <sup>~</sup><a href="/wiki/Territorial_dispute" title="Territorial dispute">Disputed territories</a> administered by <a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a>. </p> <sup>#</sup><a href="/wiki/Bermuda" title="Bermuda">Bermuda</a> is an isolated <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">North Atlantic</a> <a href="/wiki/Island#Oceanic_islands" title="Island">oceanic island</a>, physiographically not part of the Lucayan Archipelago, Antilles, Caribbean Sea nor North American continental nor South American continental islands. 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Timeline</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_West_Indies" title="Spanish West Indies">Spanish Caribbean (1492–1898)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piracy_in_the_Caribbean" title="Piracy in the Caribbean">Piracy</a> (1500s–1830)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netherlands_Antilles" title="Netherlands Antilles">Dutch Caribbean (1554–1863)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_British_West_Indies" title="History of the British West Indies">British Caribbean (1586–1834)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_West_Indies" title="French West Indies">French Caribbean (1625–1817)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curonian_colonization_of_the_Americas" title="Curonian colonization of the Americas">Baltic-German Caribbean (1654-1689)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danish_West_Indies" title="Danish 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