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Según la Ley de Entidades Públicas (Wet Openbare Lichamen), Bonaire, San Eustaquio y Saba (WolBES o WOLBES), y en congruencia con el Artículo 134 de la Constitución [1] de 1815 del Reino de los Países Bajos, como Entidades Públicas o Municipios Especiales no forman parte de ninguna provincia de los Países Bajos. A su vez, dichas ...
The term " Dutch Caribbean " 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 26,706. [13] [14] Their total area is 328 square kilometres (127 sq mi).
Andrew Doria receives a salute from the Dutch fort at Sint Eustatius, 16 November 1776. The islands of the Dutch Caribbean were, formerly, part of Curaçao and Dependencies (1815–1828), or Sint Eustatius and Dependencies (1815–1828), which were merged with the colony of Suriname (not actually considered part of the "Dutch Caribbean", although it is located on the Caribbean coast of ...
- 980 km² (380 sq mi)
- US$8.911 billion
Dutch, English, and Papiamento are official in the Caribbean territories. Netherlands literally means "lower countries" in reference to its low elevation and flat topography, with 26% situated below sea level. Most of the areas below sea level, known as polders, are the result of land reclamation that began in the 14th century.
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 ...
The Caribbean Netherlands (Dutch: Caribisch Nederland) refers to a group of three special municipalities of the Netherlands (officially public bodies) that are located in the Caribbean Sea: the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba,which are also known as the BES islands. Although they are part of the Netherlands, these special ...
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 .
