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The Netherlands Antilles (Dutch: Nederlandse Antillen), previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, are part of the Lesser Antilles and consist of two groups of islands in the Caribbean Sea that form an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (none of the other Antilles use this term in their name). The islands' economy is dependent mostly upon tourism and petroleum.
The Netherlands Antilles is divided in five administrative divions, the Island Areas (Eilandgebieden)
* Bonaire, including an islet called Klein Bonaire ("Little Bonaire")
* Curaçao, including an islet called Klein Curaçao ("Little Curaçao")
* Saba
* Sint Eustatius
* Sint Maarten, the southern half of the island Saint Martin (the northern half, Saint-Martin, is French and part of the overseas department of Guadeloupe).
Other islands include:
* Camia
* Cow and Calf
* Green Island
* Guana Cay
* Hen and Chicken
* Isla Makuka
* Kadoesji
* Little Island
* Little Key
* Mal Aborder
* Meeuwtje
* Mollibeday Rots
* Mona Island
* Pelican Island
* Penso
* Rancho
* Sapate Eliand
* Willemberg
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