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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
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may change the status of an overseas territory of Denmark, France, or the Netherlands regarding the application of the EU treaties to that territory. In June 2008, the Dutch government published a survey of the legal and economic impacts by a switched status from OCT to
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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.
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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
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De openbare lichamen vallen rechtstreeks onder het Rijk omdat zij geen deel uitmaken van een provincie. (The public bodies (...), because they are not part of a Province).
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The Kingdom of the Netherlands has overarching responsibility for foreign relations, defence and Dutch nationality law in the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom. Units of the
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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
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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
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The Caribbean BES islands are subdivisions of the country of the Netherlands and are therefore referred to as the "Caribbean Netherlands."
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and the locally spoken English) consider them part of the Windward Islands, although, in the international English language, the
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refer to other islands further south. These two islands are of volcanic origin and hilly, leaving little ground suitable for
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are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically.
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Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba are special municipalities. They are referred to as the Caribbean Netherlands.
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a Fast Raiding Interception and Special Forces Craft (FRISC) troop (fast boats) on Curaçao and Aruba;
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is also an constituent country of the Kingdom, Aruba gaining its status in 1986 after seceding from
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in October 2010. The review was conducted as part of the planned review of the Dutch "Act for the
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represents the Government of the Netherlands on the islands and also performs tasks similar to a
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and instead constitute "overseas countries and territories" (OCT status) of the Union, to which
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Now contained in Article 355(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
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For all of the Caribbean entities with constitutional links with the Netherlands, see
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Many Dutch laws make special provisions for the Caribbean Netherlands. For example,
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Location of the Caribbean Netherlands (green and circled). From left to right:
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are parts of transregional sovereign states or non-sovereign dependencies.
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Per the Annex II of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
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Representative for the public bodies of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
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Official website of the National Office for the Caribbean Netherlands
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of their names) for short. The islands are officially classified as
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region, but occasionally also with the Caribbean region culturally.
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coast. The Leeward Antilles have a mixed volcanic and coral origin.
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is not on the same level as it is in the European Netherlands.
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Postage stamps and postal history of the Caribbean Netherlands
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The three islands gained their current status following the
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Evaluatiecommissie Caribisch Nederland (12 October 2015).
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Officially the islands are classed in Dutch law as being
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Arumil (Aruban) and Curmil (Curaçaoan) militia elements;
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Pro Facto – Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (August 2015).
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but closer to or on continents other than Europe (see
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special territories of the European Union (pre-Brexit)
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Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2010
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and The Netherlands (+Bonaire, Saba, St. Eustatius).
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on 10 October 2010. At the same time, the islands of
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Caribbean special municipalities of the Netherlands
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Official website of the government of St. Eustatius
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Eerste kamer der Staten-Generaal. 1653:"Nature Policy Plan The Caribbean Netherlands" 1506:Zaken, Ministerie van Algemene (19 May 2015). 1395:International Organization for Standardization 1254:International Organization for Standardization 4858: 4406: 3969: 3295: 2359: 2329:Official website of the government of Bonaire 2084:(in Dutch). Eerstekamer.nl. 21 October 2008. 1630:. Government of the Netherlands. 3 April 2023 1121:Map showing Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba 875:National Office for the Caribbean Netherlands 710:National Office for the Caribbean Netherlands 8: 4827:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 4822:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 1033:The Caribbean Netherlands form part of the 695: 687: 121: 49: 4865: 4851: 4843: 4421:Outlying territories of European countries 4413: 4399: 4391: 4228: 4001: 3976: 3962: 3954: 3881: 3797: 3697: 3646: 3458: 3454: 3324: 3302: 3288: 3280: 3096: 2947: 2724: 2686: 2617: 2527: 2489: 2443: 2434: 2366: 2352: 2344: 2334:Official website of the government of Saba 2105:(in Dutch). Overheid.nl. 14 October 2009. 2060:(in Dutch). Eerstekamer.nl. 19 June 2008. 2036:(in Dutch). Eerstekamer.nl. 19 June 2008. 999:the Royal Netherlands Navy support vessel 972:a Marine Corps detachment on Sint Maarten; 721: 583:. Sint Eustatius and Saba are in the main 41: 3715:Caribbean Basin Trade and Partnership Act 1735:(in Dutch). Overheid.nl. 1 October 2010. 3679:Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States 1276:and whether it will be used is unknown. 1268:has not established a root zone for the 3212:that with the ABC islands comprise the 1562:"BQ – Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba" 1443: 1386: 1371: 1216:; after that all three switched to the 1137:in Europe and the Caribbean Netherlands 1111: 935:dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles 843: 724: 609:dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles 469: 452: 419: 409: 394: 368: 363: 194: 171: 115: 77: 1501: 1499: 1344:2010 Bonaire constitutional referendum 568:does not automatically apply to them. 232:Incorporated into the Netherlands 4965:2010s establishments in the Caribbean 4522:Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean 3755:Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange 1897:. Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. 1813:from the original on 25 November 2010 1765:from the original on 30 October 2016. 1713: 1711: 1542:. Dutch government. 30 September 2010 579:and is located close to the coast of 511: 399: 349: 308: 293: 289: 255: 204: 27:Netherlands' Caribbean municipalities 7: 4970:2010 establishments in North America 4935:History of the Caribbean Netherlands 3855:Central American and Caribbean Games 1602:from the original on 13 January 2011 1458:from the original on 17 January 2015 912:The islands do not form part of the 897:Relationship with the European Union 709: 4485:French Southern and Antarctic Lands 3361:Baltic-German Caribbean (1654-1689) 2209:from the original on 22 March 2017. 2184:from the original on 26 March 2017. 2159:from the original on 26 March 2017. 2134:from the original on 26 March 2017. 1989:from the original on 3 October 2016 1985:. Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland. 1959:. Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland. 1933:. Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland. 1761:. Government.nl. 14 December 2011. 961:deployed in the Caribbean include: 941:Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba" ( 2283:from the original on 20 June 2014. 2109:from the original on 14 July 2014. 2091:from the original on 14 July 2014. 2067:from the original on 14 July 2014. 2043:from the original on 2 April 2015. 1787:from the original on 16 April 2017 848:322 km (124 sq mi) 528:located outside of Europe, in the 258:Recognised regional languages 39:Overseas region of the Netherlands 25: 2011:. Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland 1963:from the original on 2 April 2015 1937:from the original on 2 April 2015 1931:"Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland" 1911:. Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland 1739:from the original on 15 July 2011 1664:. 3 February 2014. Archived from 1572:from the original on 17 June 2016 1104:, 887 m (2,910 ft), on 996:on station on a rotational basis; 982:on Curaçao on a rotational basis; 924:introduced a procedure where the 770:288 km (111 sq mi) 375:322 km (124 sq mi) 4945:Archipelagoes of the Netherlands 4873: 4505:Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands 4370: 4213: 4112:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2808:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2301:from the original on 4 June 2012 2279:. Dutch Caribbean Legal Portal. 1759:"Caribbean Parts of the Kingdom" 1328: 1314: 1300: 1286: 1173: 1154: 1142: 1126: 1114: 834:13 km (5.0 sq mi) 814: 802:21 km (8.1 sq mi) 782: 750: 571:Bonaire (including the islet of 524:) is a geographic region of the 173: 150: 103: 98: 93: 82: 4975:Dutch diaspora in the Caribbean 4955:Subdivisions of the Netherlands 3664:Association of Caribbean States 3523:Latin America and the Caribbean 2788:Carriacou and Petite Martinique 2145:DSP-Groep (23 September 2015). 1088:. The locals (French, Spanish, 883:Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland 587:group and are located south of 4792:British Indian Ocean Territory 967:Royal Netherlands Marine Corps 619:became constituent countries ( 599:, has a population of 30.397. 1: 4940:Integral overseas territories 3376:Swedish Caribbean (1784–1878) 3351:British Caribbean (1586–1834) 3335:Spanish Caribbean (1492–1898) 1482:Government of the Netherlands 1214:Netherlands Antillean guilder 990:-class offshore patrol vessel 513:[kaˈribisˈneːdərlɑnt] 4358:United States Virgin Islands 3725:Central banks and currencies 3371:German Caribbean (1685-1693) 3366:Danish Caribbean (1672–1917) 3356:French Caribbean (1625–1817) 2631:Collectivity of Saint Martin 1037:. Within this island group: 667:The special municipalities ( 4950:Leeward Islands (Caribbean) 4787:British Antarctic Territory 4428:Territories under European 3346:Dutch Caribbean (1554–1863) 2295:"ISO 3166-1 decoding table" 1853:Rob Bijl and Evert Pommer. 1592:"Delegation Record for .BQ" 1080:. They are located east of 1022:Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard 1012:a Netherlands Armed Forces 965:32 Infantry Company of the 655:2012 Dutch general election 317:Politics of the Netherlands 4991: 4143:San Andrés and Providencia 3985:Countries and dependencies 3720:Caribbean Development Bank 3397:Caribbean Court of Justice 2892:San Andrés and Providencia 1838:(in Dutch). Archived from 1403:ISO 3166-1 Newsletter VI-9 1133:Relative distance between 953:Foreign policy and defence 629:Kingdom of the Netherlands 556:in the Netherlands and as 391:887 m (2,910 ft) 29: 4889: 4598:Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4436:for further information). 4426: 4366: 4211: 3922: 3884: 3800: 3772:in the Danish West Indies 3700: 3649: 3457: 3197: 2381: 844: 360: 290: 172: 144: 116: 78: 66: 4832:Turks and Caicos Islands 4377:North America portal 4337:Turks and Caicos Islands 2860:Turks and Caicos Islands 1862:kennisopenbaarbestuur.nl 1484:(in Dutch). 18 June 2021 985:a guardship, normally a 959:Netherlands Armed Forces 918:special provisions apply 840:148/km (380/sq mi) 808:150/km (390/sq mi) 637:The Netherlands Antilles 416:77/km (199.4/sq mi) 4270:St. Pierre and Miquelon 3518:Caribbean South America 1454:(in Dutch). wetten.nl. 1408:5 February 2016 at the 1264:for these islands. The 1100:. 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Index

ISO 3166-1:BQ
Dutch Caribbean
Dutch
Netherlands
Flag of Caribbean Netherlands
Flag



Wilhelmus van Nassouwe
Dutch
Location of the Caribbean Netherlands (green and circled). From left to right: Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius
Bonaire
Saba
Sint Eustatius
Netherlands
Bonaire
Sint Eustatius
Saba
dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles
Dutch
English
Papiamentu
Monarch
Willem-Alexander
Lt. Governors
Politics of the Netherlands
John Soliano
Alida Francis
Jonathan Johnson

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