The Flag of the Netherlands Antilles

The Coat of arms of the Netherlands Antilles

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

Netherlands Antilles – former autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire, in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten, in the Leeward Islands southeast of the Virgin Islands. Aruba seceded in 1986 as a separate country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the rest of the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved on 10 October 2010,^[1] resulting in two new constituent countries, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, with the other islands joining the Netherlands as special municipalities.^[2]

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: The Netherlands Antilles
• Official English country name: The Netherlands Antilles of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Dutch Antillean
• Demonym(s):
• ISO country codes: AN, ANT, 530
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AN
• Internet country code top-level domain: .an

Geography of the Netherlands Antilles

• Netherlands Antilles was: a territory of the Netherlands
  • Dissolved: 10 October 2010,^[1]
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
    • North America (though not on the mainland)
  • Atlantic Ocean
    • North Atlantic
      • Caribbean
        • Antilles
          • Lesser Antilles (island chain)
  • Time zone: Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04)
  • Extreme points of the Netherlands Antilles
    • High: Mount Scenery on Saba 887 m (2,910 ft)
    • Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries:  Saint Martin 15 km
  • Coastline: Caribbean Sea 364 km
• Atlas of the Netherlands Antilles

Environment of the Netherlands Antilles

• Wildlife of the Netherlands Antilles
  • List of Lepidoptera of the Netherlands Antilles
  • List of mammals of the Netherlands Antilles

Natural geographic features of the Netherlands Antilles

• Islands of the Netherlands Antilles:
  • Aruba
  • Bonaire
  • Curaçao
  • Saba
  • Sint Eustatius
  • Sint Maarten
• Volcanoes in the Netherlands Antilles
• World Heritage Sites in the Netherlands Antilles

Regions of the Netherlands Antilles

Administrative divisions of the Netherlands Antilles

• Island territories of the Netherlands Antilles
• List of cities in the Netherlands Antilles

Demography of the Netherlands Antilles

Demographics of the Netherlands Antilles

Government and politics of the Netherlands Antilles

Politics of the Netherlands Antilles

• Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic country
• Capital of the Netherlands Antilles: Willemstad
• Elections in the Netherlands Antilles
• Political parties in the Netherlands Antilles

Branches of government of the Netherlands Antilles

Government of the Netherlands Antilles

Executive branch of the Netherlands Antilles

• Head of state: Monarchy of the Netherlands
  • Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (representative of the King)
• Head of government: Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles,
  • List of prime ministers of the Netherlands Antilles
• Cabinet of the Netherlands Antilles: the Prime Minister headed an eight-member Cabinet.

Legislative branch of the Netherlands Antilles

• Parliament (unicameral): Estates of the Netherlands Antilles

Judicial branch of the Netherlands Antilles

• Supreme Court of the Netherlands – dealt with final appeals from the Joint Court of Justice (below).
• Joint Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba – dealt with civil, criminal, and administrative (e.g. tax) cases.

International organization membership of the Netherlands Antilles

The government of the Netherlands Antilles was a member of:^[3]

• Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) (observer)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (associate)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) (associate)

Law and order in the Netherlands Antilles

• Constitution of the Netherlands Antilles
• Islands Regulation of the Netherlands Antilles
• Law enforcement in the Netherlands Antilles  –
  • Netherlands Antilles & Aruba Coast Guard

Military of the Netherlands Antilles

Military of the Netherlands Antilles

• Forces (Netherlands Antilles didn't have military forces of its own)
  • Army of the Netherlands Antilles
  • Air Force of the Netherlands Antilles

Local government of the Netherlands Antilles

Local government in the Netherlands Antilles

• Island councils

History of the Netherlands Antilles

History of the Netherlands Antilles

• Cassard expedition
• Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles

Culture of the Netherlands Antilles

Culture of the Netherlands Antilles

• National symbols of the Netherlands Antilles
  • Coat of arms of the Netherlands Antilles
  • Flag of the Netherlands Antilles
  • National anthem of the Netherlands Antilles
• People of the Netherlands Antilles
• Religion in the Netherlands Antilles
  • Christianity in the Netherlands Antilles
  • Hinduism in the Netherlands Antilles
  • Islam in the Netherlands Antilles
  • Judaism in the Netherlands Antilles
• World Heritage Sites in the Netherlands Antilles

Arts of the Netherlands Antilles

• Music of the former Netherlands Antilles

Sports in the Netherlands Antilles

Sports in the Netherlands Antilles

• Football in the Netherlands Antilles
  • List of football clubs in the Netherlands Antilles
  • Netherlands Antilles national football team
  • Netherlands Antilles national under-20 football team
  • Netherlands Antilles women's national football team
  • Netherlands Antilles Championship
• Netherlands Antilles at the Olympics
  • Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee
  • Netherlands Antilles at the Summer Olympics
    • Netherlands Antilles at the 1952 Summer Olympics
    • Netherlands Antilles at the 1960 Summer Olympics
    • Netherlands Antilles at the 1964 Summer Olympics
    • Netherlands Antilles at the 1968 Summer Olympics
    • Netherlands Antilles at the 1972 Summer Olympics
    • Netherlands Antilles at the 1976 Summer Olympics
    • Netherlands Antilles at the 1984 Summer Olympics
    • Netherlands Antilles at the 1988 Summer Olympics
    • Netherlands Antilles at the 1992 Summer Olympics
    • Netherlands Antilles at the 1996 Summer Olympics
    • Netherlands Antilles at the 2000 Summer Olympics
    • Netherlands Antilles at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    • Netherlands Antilles at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Netherlands Antilles at the Winter Olympics
    • Netherlands Antilles at the 1988 Winter Olympics
    • Netherlands Antilles at the 1992 Winter Olympics
• Netherlands Antilles at the Pan American Games
  • Netherlands Antilles at the 1991 Pan American Games
  • Netherlands Antilles at the 1999 Pan American Games
  • Netherlands Antilles at the 2003 Pan American Games
  • Netherlands Antilles at the 2007 Pan American Games
  • Netherlands Antilles at the 2011 Pan American Games
• Tennis in the Netherlands Antilles
  • Netherlands Antilles Davis Cup team
  • Netherlands Antilles Tennis Federation
• Other
  • Netherlands Antilles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
  • Netherlands Antilles at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
  • Netherlands Antilles at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
  • Netherlands Antilles at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships
  • Netherlands Antilles at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
  • Netherlands Antilles at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
  • Netherlands Antilles at the South American Games
  • Netherlands Antilles national baseball team
  • Netherlands Antilles women's national softball team

Economy and infrastructure of the Netherlands Antilles

Economy of the Netherlands Antilles

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 145th (one hundred and forty fifth)
• Banking in the Netherlands Antilles
• Communications in the Netherlands Antilles
  • Internet in the Netherlands Antilles
  • Postage stamps and postal history of the Netherlands Antilles
• Currency of the Netherlands Antilles: Guilder
  • ISO 4217: ANG
• Transport in the Netherlands Antilles
  • Airports in the Netherlands Antilles

Education in the Netherlands Antilles

• List of universities in the Netherlands Antilles