Netherlands Antilles was a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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13 Facts About Netherlands Antilles
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All the island territories that belonged to the Netherlands Antilles remain part of the kingdom today, although the legal status of each differs.
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Netherlands Antilles have a tropical trade-wind climate, with hot weather all year round.
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Shortly afterwards, on 3 March 1951, the Island Regulation of the Netherlands Antilles was issued by royal decree, giving fairly wide autonomy to the various island territories in the Netherlands Antilles.
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On 12 October 2006, the Netherlands Antilles reached an agreement with Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba: this agreement would make these islands special municipalities.
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Islands of the former country of the Netherlands Antilles are currently divided are two main groups for political and constitutional purposes:.
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Constitution of the Netherlands Antilles was proclaimed on 29 March 1955 by Order-in-Council for the Kingdom.
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The Netherlands Antilles had a unicameral legislature called the Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles.
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Netherlands Antilles were not part of the European Union, but instead listed as overseas countries and territories .
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Large percentage of the Netherlands Antilles Antilleans descended from European colonists and African slaves who were brought and traded there from the 17th to 19th centuries.
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An English-based creole dialect, formally known as Netherlands Antilles Creole, was the native dialect of the inhabitants of Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten.
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Netherlands Lesser Antilles competed in the Winter Olympics of 1988, notably finishing 29th in the bobsled, ahead of Jamaica who famously competed but finished 30th.
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Late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez claimed that the Netherlands Antilles was helping the United States to invade Venezuela due to military games in 2006.
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