Island territories of the Netherlands Antilles
| Island territories of the Netherlands Antilles | |
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| Location | Netherlands Antilles |
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| Areas | Minimum: Saba, 13 km2 (5 sq mi) Maximum: Curaçao, 444 km2 (171 sq mi) |
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The island territories of the Netherlands Antilles (Dutch: eilandgebieden) were the top-level administrative subdivisions of the Netherlands Antilles. The government of each island territory consisted of three major parts:
- The island council (eilandsraad) – the local parliament, elected every four years.
- The executive council (bestuurscollege) – the executive board of the island territory, comparable to the Dutch provincial executive and municipal executive.
- The lieutenant governor (gezaghebber) – chair of the island council and executive council, appointed by the Crown for a six-year term.