Dutch Caribbean

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The Dutch Caribbean comprises several Caribbean islands and territories historically colonized by the Netherlands, known for their role in maritime trade, plantation economies, and cultural ties to both Europe and the wider Caribbean region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Caribbean region
former colonial region
climate tropical climate
colonialPower Dutch colonial empire
surface form: Dutch Empire
country Kingdom of the Netherlands
culturalTie Caribbean
surface form: Caribbean region

Europe
dissolutionDate 2010-10-10
economicActivity maritime trade
plantation agriculture
tourism
formerAdministrativeUnit Netherlands Antilles
geographicSubregion Leeward Antilles
Leeward Islands
Lesser Antilles
governingState Netherlands
hasHeritage Afro-Caribbean culture
Creole languages
Dutch colonial architecture
hasPart Aruba
Bonaire
Curaçao
Saba
Sint Eustatius
Sint Maarten
historicalActivity Atlantic slave trade
historicalColonizer Netherlands
historicalEvent dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles
language Dutch
English
Papiamento
legalSystem Dutch civil law
locatedIn Americas
Caribbean Sea
partOf Kingdom of the Netherlands
politicalStatus constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
special municipalities of the Netherlands
regionType overseas territories
religion Christianity
sea Caribbean Sea
timeZone UTC−04:00
tourismAttraction beaches
coral reefs
diving sites
tradeRole regional trading hub
transportRole maritime shipping hub
usesCurrency Aruban florin
Netherlands Antillean guilder
US dollar
surface form: United States dollar

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Atlantic slave trade mainRegion Dutch Caribbean
Dutch guilder usedIn Dutch Caribbean
this entity surface form: Netherlands Antilles
Dutch colonial empire hasPart Dutch Caribbean
Dutch colonial empire hasPart Dutch Caribbean
this entity surface form: Dutch West Indies
Dutch Language Union appliesToRegion Dutch Caribbean
this entity surface form: Dutch-speaking Caribbean
Dutch colonial government appliedToTerritory Dutch Caribbean
this entity surface form: Dutch West Indies
Curaçao partOf Dutch Caribbean
Dutch Caribbean diaspora hasOriginRegion Dutch Caribbean
Caribbean Netherlands belongsToRegion Dutch Caribbean
Dutch America hasPart Dutch Caribbean
Minister of Colonies of the Netherlands hasJurisdictionOver Dutch Caribbean
this entity surface form: Dutch Caribbean colonies
Manuel Piar placeOfBirth Dutch Caribbean
this entity surface form: Dutch West Indies
Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport locatedIn Dutch Caribbean
ABC islands region Dutch Caribbean
Philipsburg partOf Dutch Caribbean
Afro-Dutch historicalConnection Dutch Caribbean
Dutch Tortuga (intermittently) contemporaryWith Dutch Caribbean
this entity surface form: Dutch Curaçao
Winti hasMainRegion Dutch Caribbean
Flamingo International Airport partOf Dutch Caribbean