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The '''Netherlands Antilles''' is a self-governing territory of the [[Netherlands|Kingdom of the Netherlands]] in the [[Caribbean]], consisting of the [[Lesser Antilles]] of [[Bonaire]] and [[Curaçao]] (off the coast of [[Venezuela]]) and the [[Leeward Islands]] of [[Saba]], [[St. Eustatius]], and [[St. Martin]] (Dutch ''St. Maarten''). Until 1 January 1986, the island of [[Aruba]], now itself an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, was also part of the Netherlands Antilles. | The '''Netherlands Antilles''' is a self-governing territory of the [[Netherlands|Kingdom of the Netherlands]] in the [[Caribbean]], consisting of the [[Lesser Antilles]] of [[Bonaire]] and [[Curaçao]] (off the coast of [[Venezuela]]) and the [[Leeward Islands]] of [[Saba]], [[St. Eustatius]], and [[St. Martin]] (Dutch ''St. Maarten''). Until 1 January 1986, the island of [[Aruba]], now itself an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, was also part of the Netherlands Antilles. | ||
As of | As of 1 January 2010, the country of the Netherlands Antilles will be disbanded (the original date of 15 December 2008 was deemed impossible).<ref>[http://www.elsevier.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/asp/artnr/206873/index.html Nederland controleert financiën Antillen streng], Brenda Peeters, ''Elsevier'', 23 May 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2008.</ref> Curaçao and St. Martin will become autonomous islands within the Kingdom of the Netherlands (essentially the same status as Aruba). Bonaire, Saba, and St. Eustatius will become "special municipalities" of the Netherlands with the same governing structure and rights as Dutch towns, including voting rights in the Dutch and European parliaments. | ||
Revision as of 16:51, 5 June 2008
The Netherlands Antilles is a self-governing territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean, consisting of the Lesser Antilles of Bonaire and Curaçao (off the coast of Venezuela) and the Leeward Islands of Saba, St. Eustatius, and St. Martin (Dutch St. Maarten). Until 1 January 1986, the island of Aruba, now itself an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, was also part of the Netherlands Antilles.
As of 1 January 2010, the country of the Netherlands Antilles will be disbanded (the original date of 15 December 2008 was deemed impossible).[1] Curaçao and St. Martin will become autonomous islands within the Kingdom of the Netherlands (essentially the same status as Aruba). Bonaire, Saba, and St. Eustatius will become "special municipalities" of the Netherlands with the same governing structure and rights as Dutch towns, including voting rights in the Dutch and European parliaments.
- ↑ Nederland controleert financiën Antillen streng, Brenda Peeters, Elsevier, 23 May 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2008.