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Also Known As Antianan Hulandes ā€¢ Nederlandse Antillen ā€¢ Papiamentu
Head Of Government Prime Minister
Capital Willemstad
Population (2025 est.) 31,980
Head Of State Dutch Monarch represented by Governor
Official Languages Dutch; Papiamentu2; English
Official Religion none
Official Name Nederlandse Antillen (Dutch); Antianan Hulandes (Papiamentu); Netherlands Antilles (English)
Total Area (Sq Km) 322
Total Area (Sq Mi) 124
Monetary Unit Netherlands Antillean guilder (NAf.)
Political Status nonmetropolitan territory of the Netherlands with one legislative house (Staten, or Parliament [22])1
1The dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles occurred on Oct. 10, 2010. As of that date, CuraƧao and Sint Maarten became separate autonomous states of the Netherlands and Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius were directly integrated into the Netherlands.2From 2007.

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Netherlands Antilles
Regional map of the West Indies showing the islands of the Greater and Lesser Antilles, including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, and numerous smaller islands. The map uses color shading to indicate elevation, with higher elevations in orange and yellow, and labels major cities and territories, including those administered by the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, and the United States. Surrounding bodies of water such as the Caribbean Sea, Gulf o
Beach at Cupecoy Bay, Sint Maarten, Lesser Antilles.
Knip Beach, CuraƧao, Lesser Antilles.
Cacti on Bonaire, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean Sea.
Dutch-style architecture of Willemstad, CuraƧao.
Bonaire, Lesser Antilles.
Saba island: The Bottom
Gotto Lake on Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
national anthem of the Netherlands Antilles
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Willemstad
CuraƧao
Bonaire, Lesser Antilles.
Bonaire
island and Dutch special municipality, West Indies
CuraƧao
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