Caribbean Netherlands

Official name	Caribbean Netherlands BES Islands
Name in local language	Caribisch Nederland BES-eilanden (nl)
Continent	Americas
Subcontinent	Caribbean
Population (ranking: 233^e)	24,548 inhabitants (2016)
Population growth	-0.18 % / year
Area	322 km²
Density	76.24 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: n.c.)	0.000 billions $USD
GDP/capita (ranking)	0 $USD
GDP growth	0.00 % / year
Life expectancy (ranking)	0.00 years
Birth rate	0.00 ‰
Fertility rate	0.00 children / woman
Death rate (ranking)	0.00 ‰
Infant mortality rate (ranking)	0.00 ‰
Literacy rate	0.00 %
Official languages	Dutch, Papiamentu, English
Currency	United States dollar ($ USD)
HDI (ranking: n.c.)	0.000 / 1
EPI (ranking)	0.00
Government	Overseas region of the Netherlands, Special municipalities
Head of State	King Willem-Alexander
National Day
ISO Codes	BQ, BES
Demonym	Dutch

The Caribbean Netherlands is the name given to the former grouping of the Dutch islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (hence the acronym BES islands). Since 10 October 2010, after the dissolution of the State of the Netherlands Antilles, the three islands have reinstated the State of the Netherlands as a public entity with a special status as a municipality.
The other Dutch islands in the West Indies have become autonomous states: Curaçao, Sint Maarten and Aruba.