Caribbean Netherlands
The Caribbean Netherlands[6][7] (Dutch: Caribisch Nederland) are the three special municipalities o the Netherlands that are locatit in the Caribbean Sea. Thay conseest o the islands o Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, an Saba,[a 1] althou the term "Caribbean Netherlands" is whiles uised tae refer tae aw o the islands in the Dutch Caribbean.
| Caribbean Netherlands Caribisch Nederland (Dutch) | |||
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| Owerseas region o the Netherlands | |||
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 Location o the Caribbean Netherlands (green an circled). Frae left tae richt: Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius. | |||
| Coordinates: 12°11′N 68°14′W / 12.183°N 68.233°W | |||
| Kintra |
 Netherlands | ||
| Special municipalities | |||
| Incorporatit intae the Netherlands | 10 October 2010 (dissolution o the Netherlands Antilles) | ||
| Govrenment (see Politics o the Netherlands) | |||
| • Naitional Rep. | Gilbert Isabella | ||
| • Lt. Govrenors |
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| Aurie | |||
| • Total | 328 km2 (127 sq mi) | ||
| (0.8% o the Netherlands) | |||
| Heichest elevation (Moont Scenery) | 887 m (2,910 ft) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Tot | 21,133 | ||
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) | ||
| (0.1% o the Netherlands) | |||
| Leids | |||
| • Offeecial | Dutch | ||
| • Recognised regional |
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| Time zone | AST (UTC−4) | ||
| Cawin code | +599 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | BQ, NL-BQ1, NL-BQ2, NL-BQ3 | ||
| Siller | Unitit States dollar (USD)[2] | ||
| Internet TLD | .nl, .an,a .bq b | ||
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^ .an is tae be discontinued[3] ^ .bq is assigned but nae uised[4][5] | |||
NotesEedit
- ↑ "Bonaire, Sint Eustatius an Saba" is the leetit Inglis name for the territorial groupin in the Internaitional Organisation for Staundartisation's ISO 3166-1, whaur the Inglis/Scots spellin wis correctit wi the release o ISO 3166-1 Newsletter VI-9.
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ "Invoeringswet openbare lichamen Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba" (in Dutch). wetten.nl. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ↑ "Wet geldstelsel BES". Dutch government. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ↑ "Registering .CW Domains". University of Curaçao. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ "Boneiru, Sint Eustatius y Saba – BQ". ISO. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ "Delegation Record for .BQ". IANA. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ↑ "Changes per 10.10.10". Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (the Caribbean Netherlands)
- ↑ "Island guide Caribbean Netherlands – Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba" (PDF). Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland. Retrieved 16 August 2015. Lay summary – (original link to PDF).
We proudly present you the Island Guide Caribbean Netherlands. This information booklet has been published by the Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland for all the three islands: Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba.