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Not to be confused with Caribbean Netherlands.
 
Dutch Caribbean
 

Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
 

Location of the Dutch Caribbean islands
 

  Aruba
 
  Curaçao
 
  Sint Maarten
 
  Caribbean Netherlands (from left to right): Bonaire
 Saba
 Sint Eustatius
 

Area
 
999 km2 (386 sq mi)
 

Population (2010)
 
304,759
 

Density
 
305 /km2 (790 /sq mi)
 

Languages
 
Dutch, English, Papiamento
 

Government
 
3 constituent countries
 3 special municipalities
 

The term Dutch Caribbean refers to the islands of the Kingdom of the Netherlands that are located in the Caribbean and their inhabitants.[1] It is also a term sometimes used to refer to the Caribbean Netherlands,[2] which consists of some of the Dutch Caribbean islands but not all.
 
Three of the six main islands under Dutch sovereignty are constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands: Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten (which actually comprises only the southern half of the island of Saint Martin). The three remaining islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba are special municipalities of the Netherlands, which is the fourth constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (and mainly located in Europe). These are collectively known as the Caribbean Netherlands. There are also several smaller islands, like Klein Curaçao and Klein Bonaire, that belong to one of the island countries or special municipalities.
 
All the islands have formerly been part of the Netherlands Antilles. Aruba gained autonomy decades earlier than the other island countries, seceding as a separate country in 1986. Curaçao and Sint Maarten followed upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010, while Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba were integrated into the Netherlands proper instead.
 
[edit] Islands
 
Main articles: Kingdom of the Netherlands and Caribbean Netherlands
 
There are several acronyms that indicate groups of islands of the Dutch Caribbean:
 ABC islands, for Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao;
 BES islands, for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba;
 SSS islands, for Saba, Saint Martin and Sint Eustatius.
 
Dutch Caribbean islands
 (within the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
 

Name
 
Population
 (1 Jan 2010)
 
Area
 (km²)
 
Population density
 (inh. per km²)
 
Source
 

Countries
 
 Aruba
 
107,138
 
193
 
555
 
[i]
 

 Curaçao
 
142,180
 
444
 
320
 
[ii]
 

 Sint Maarten
 
37,429
 
34
 
1,101
 
[ii]
 

Special municipalities
 (part of the Netherlands)
 
 Bonaire
 
13,389
 
294
 
46
 
[ii]
 

 Sint Eustatius
 
2,886
 
21
 
137
 
[ii]
 

 Saba
 
1,737
 
13
 
134
 
[ii]
 

Total:
 
304,759
 
999
 
305
 

i.^ Central Bureau of Statistics (Aruba)
 ii.^ a b c d e Central Bureau of Statistics - population and area (former Netherlands Antilles)
 

Map of the Dutch Caribbean islands.
 

The Dutch Caribbean islands, shown in the blue background, as how they are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
 

[edit] See also
 Netherlands Antilles
 
[edit] References
 
1.^ "Visa for the Dutch Caribbean". Netherlands Embassy in the United Kingdom. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
 2.^ "Rijksdienst Carbische Nederland (Rijksdienst Dutch Caribbean)". Government of the Netherlands. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
 

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