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Also Known As Papiamentu • Antianan Hulandes • Nederlandse Antillen
Head Of Government Prime Minister
Capital Willemstad
Population (2010 est.) 204,000
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) 800
Total Area (Sq Mi) 308
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, Curaçao 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
West Indies
Beach at Cupecoy Bay, Sint Maarten, Lesser Antilles.
Knip Beach, Curaçao, Lesser Antilles.
Cacti on Bonaire, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean Sea.
Dutch-style architecture of Willemstad, Curaçao.
Bonaire, Lesser Antilles.
Saba island: The Bottom
Gotto Lake on Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
national anthem of the Netherlands Antilles
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Lesser Antilles
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Curaçao
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Fort Oranje, Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius, Lesser Antilles.
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island and Dutch special municipality, West Indies
Saba island, Kingdom of the Netherlands
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