Netherlands Antilles

Summary of Netherlands Antilles located in North America.   Back to All Countries List


Offical Flag of Netherlands Antilles
FIPS Code :   NT
ISO Code :   AN
ISO 3 Code :   ANT
Numeric ISO :   530
Continent :   North America
Area in (Sq KM) :   960
DMS :   12° 13' 33.88" N, 69° 3' 36.31" W
Phone Code :   599
Currency :   Guilder (ANG)
In Native :  

The Netherlands Antilles was a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The country consisted of several island territories located in the Caribbean Sea. The islands were also informally known as the Dutch Antilles. The country came into being in 1954 as the autonomous successor of the Dutch colony of Curaçao and Dependencies and was dissolved in 2010. The Dutch colony of Surinam, although it was relatively close by on the continent of South America, did not become part of the Netherlands Antilles but became a separate autonomous country in 1954. All the island territories that belonged to the Netherlands Antilles remain part of the kingdom today, although the legal status of each differs. As a group they are still commonly called the Dutch Caribbean, regardless of their legal status.

 
Capital :   Willemstad
Neighbour Countries :   Guadeloupe
Languages :   Dutch,   English,   Spanish