Holidays & Observances in Netherlands Antilles

The former Netherlands Antilles consisted of 5 islands in the Caribbean: Curaçao, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten. Curaçao and Bonaire.

The Netherlands Antilles dissolved in October 2010. The three smallest islands - Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius - became special municipalities within The Netherlands administrative structure. The larger islands of Curacao and Sint Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint Martin), joined the Netherlands as self-governing countries which are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Until 1986, Aruba was a part of the Netherland Antilles, but became a separate country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Curaçao and Bonaire along with Aruba are part of the Windward Islands group known as the ABC islands located off the coast of Northwestern coast of Venezuela.

Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten are part of the Leeward Islands group located east of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Sint Maarten shares an island with the French overseas department Saint Martin.