Island territories of the Netherlands Antilles
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.
| Island territories of the Netherlands Antilles | |
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| Location | Netherlands Antilles |
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| Areas | Minimum: Saba, 13 km2 (5 sq mi) Maximum: Curaçao, 444 km2 (171 sq mi) |
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List of island territories
| Flag | Timespan | Capital | Area | ||
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| 1951–1982 | 1983–1985 | 1986–2010 | |||
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Aruba | Status aparte since 1986 | 180 km2 (69 sq mi) | ||
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Bonaire | 294 km2 (114 sq mi) | |||
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Curaçao | 444 km2 (171 sq mi) | |||
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Windward Islands | Saba | 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) | ||
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Sint Eustatius | 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) | |||
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Sint Maarten | 34 km2 (13 sq mi) | |||
References
- Helsdingen, W. H. van (1951). "De zelfstandigheid der eilandgebieden in de Nederlandse Antillen" [The autonomy of the island territories in the Netherlands Antilles]. De West-Indische Gids. 32: 193–205. ISSN 0372-7289. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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