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Curaçao has a population of 158,665 (January 2019 est.), [2] with an area of 444 km 2 (171 sq mi); its capital is Willemstad. [12] Together with Aruba and Bonaire, Curaçao forms the ABC islands. Collectively, Curaçao, Aruba, and other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean.
Saba (island) Map showing location of Saba relative to Sint Eustatius and Saint Martin. / 17.63250°N 63.23750°W / 17.63250; -63.23750. Saba ( / ˈseɪbə / ⓘ; [6] Dutch: Saba, pronounced [ˈsaːbaː] ⓘ [7]) is a Caribbean island and the smallest special municipality (officially "public body") of the Netherlands.
The Netherlands, [j] informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. [13] The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces; it borders Germany to the east and Belgium to the south, with a North Sea ...
The Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute, also known as CNSI, is a scientific research facility in the Caribbean Netherlands, specifically on the island of Sint Eustatius. CNSI was officially opened in 2014. It was created by NIOZ (the Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research, aka Nederlands Instituut voor Zeeonderzoek) and is also ...
The Caribbean (/ ˌ k ær ɪ ˈ b iː ən, k ə ˈ r ɪ b i ən / KARR-ih-BEE-ən, kə-RIB-ee-ən, locally / ˈ k ær ɪ b iː æ n / KARR-ih-bee-an; Spanish: el Caribe; French: les Caraïbes; Dutch: de Caraïben) is a subregion of the Americas that includes the Caribbean Sea and its islands, some of which are surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some of which border both the Caribbean Sea and ...
The Caribbean Netherlands ( Dutch: Caribisch Nederland) is the part of the Netherlands that is in the Caribbean. The rest of the country is in Europe. The Caribbean Netherlands is made up of three special municipalities ( bijzondere gemeenten ): the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. They are also called the BES islands.
The Netherlands Antilles ( Dutch: Nederlandse Antillen, pronounced [ˈneːdərlɑntsə ʔɑnˈtɪlə (n)] ⓘ; Papiamento: Antia Hulandes) [2] was a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The country consisted of several island territories located in the Caribbean Sea. The islands were also informally known as the Dutch Antilles ...
