Netherlands Antilles
former country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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Netherlands Antilles is a country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands[1]. It draws 7,286 Wikipedia views per month (country of the kingdom of the netherlands category, ranking #4 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Association of Caribbean States[3], Interpol[4]
- Country: Kingdom of the Netherlands[5]
- Continent: North America[6]
- Instance of: historical country[7]
- Capital: Willemstad[8]
- Official language: Dutch[9], Papiamento[10], English[11]
- Currency: Netherlands Antillean guilder[12]
- Shares border with: France[13]
- Top-level Internet domain: .an[14]
- Anthem: Wilhelmus[15]
- Basic form of government: constitutional monarchy[16]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Aruba[17], Bonaire[18], Curaçao[19], Sint Eustatius[20], Sint Maarten[21], Saba[22]
- Follows: Curaçao and Dependencies[23]
- Followed by: Aruba[24], Curaçao[25], Sint Maarten[26], Caribbean Netherlands[27]
- Flag: flag of the Netherlands Antilles[28]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of the Netherlands Antilles[29]
- Part of: Dutch Empire[30]
- Commons category: Netherlands Antilles[31]
- Located in time zone: UTC−04:00[32]
- Diplomatic relation: United States[33]
- Inception: December 15, 1954[34]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: October 10, 2010[35]
- Located in/on physical feature: Caribbean[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Netherlands Antilles[37]
- Population: 197,041[38]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Netherlands Antilles include Netherlands Antillean guilder[39], a currency[40], in Curaçao[41], founded in 1952[42].
Why It Matters
Netherlands Antilles has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 114 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for it include Netherlands Antillean guilder[39], a currency[40], in Curaçao[41], founded in 1952[42].