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Netherlands Antilles (dissolved)
| Location |
In the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, in Caribbean Sea, off coast of Venezuela, and between
Caribbean Sea, N Atlantic Ocean |
| Latitude and longitude |
12 15 N, 68 45 W |
| Sovereignty |
Netherlands |
| Political status notes |
The Netherlands Antilles ceased to exist on October 10,
2010. Prior to that date, it included Curaçao, Bonaire,
Saba, Sint
Eustatius,
and Sint Maarten |
Sources and other useful websites
|
| Dependencies
and Areas of Special Sovereignty, Office of the Geographer and
Global Issues, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. Department of
State, Washington, D.C. (November 20, 2000; archived) |
| Karel's
Legal Blog, from Attorney Karel Frielink |
| Netherlands
Antilles, Background Note, from the U.S. Department of State
(2010) (last version prior to dissolution of Netherlands Antilles) |
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