Island territories of the Netherlands Antilles

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Island territories of the Netherlands Antilles
Also known as: Eilandgebieden (Dutch)
Location	Netherlands Antilles
Created	3 March 1951
Abolished	10 October 2010
Number	1951–1982: 4 island territories 1983–1985: 6 island territories 1986–2010: 5 island territories
Areas	Minimum: Saba, 13 km2 (5 sq mi) Maximum: Curaçao, 444 km2 (171 sq mi)
Government	Executive council
Subdivisions	Cities

The island territories of the Netherlands Antilles (Dutch: eilandgebieden) were the top-level administrative subdivisions of the Netherlands Antilles. The government of each island territory consisted of three major parts:^[1]

• The island council (eilandsraad) – the local parliament, elected every four years.
• The executive council (bestuurscollege) – the executive board of the island territory, comparable to the Dutch provincial executive and municipal executive.
• The lieutenant governor (gezaghebber) – chair of the island council and executive council, appointed by the Crown for a six-year term.