Back جزر المملكة الهولندية الكاريبية Arabic Niderland Karibi Azerbaijani هولند کارائیپی AZB Niederländische Karibik German هند غربی هلند Persian Caraïbes néerlandaises French Karibia Belanda ID Caraibi olandesi Italian 네덜란드령 카리브 Korean Hollännesch Karibik LB
 | |
 Location of the Dutch Caribbean islands
| |
| Area | 980 km2 (380 sq mi)[1] |
|---|---|
| Population (as of January 2019) | 337,617[1] |
| GDP (Nominal) | US$8.911 billion[2] |
| GDP per Capita (Nominal) | US$29,240[2] |
| Density | 343/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Languages | Dutch, English, Papiamento |
| Government | 3 constituent countries 3 special municipalities |
The Dutch Caribbean[a] (historically known as the Dutch West Indies) are the New World territories, colonies, and countries (former and current) of the Dutch Empire and the Kingdom of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean Sea, mainly the northern and southwestern regions of the Lesser Antilles archipelago.
Currently, it comprises the constituent countries of Curaçao, Aruba and Sint Maarten (the 'CAS' islands) and the special municipalities of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (BES islands).[1] The term "Dutch Caribbean" is sometimes also used for the Caribbean Netherlands, an entity consisting of the three special municipalities forming part of the constituent country of the Netherlands since 2010.[3][4] The Dutch Caribbean had a population of 337,617 as of January 2019.[1]
- ^ a b c d Zaken, Ministerie van Algemene (May 19, 2015). "Waaruit bestaat het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden?" (in Dutch). Rijksoverheid.nl.
- ^ a b COUNTRY COMPARISON GDP , Central Intelligence Agency.
- ^ "Rijksdienst Carbische Nederland (Rijksdienst Dutch Caribbean)". Government of the Netherlands. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Visa for the Dutch Caribbean". Netherlands Embassy in the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search