Dutch Caribbean
Location of the Dutch Caribbean islands
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| Area | 980 km2 (380 sq mi) |
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| Population (as of January 2019) | 337,617 |
| GDP (Nominal) | US$8.911 billion |
| GDP per Capita (Nominal) | US$29,240 |
| Density | 343/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Languages | Dutch, English, Papiamento |
| Government | 3 constituent countries 3 special municipalities |
The Dutch Caribbean (historically known as the Dutch West Indies) are the New World territories, colonies, and countries (former and current) of the Dutch Empire and the Kingdom of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean Sea, mainly the northern and southwestern regions of the Lesser Antilles archipelago.
The Dutch Caribbean comprises the constituent countries of Curaçao, Aruba and Sint Maarten (the 'CAS' islands) and the special municipalities of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (BES islands). The term "Dutch Caribbean" is sometimes also used for the Caribbean Netherlands, an entity consisting of the three special municipalities forming part of the constituent country of the Netherlands since 2010. The population of the Dutch Caribbean is 337,617 as of January 2019.