The ABC islands are Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, the western islands of the Leeward Antilles; the last two are in the Netherlands Antilles, all are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Anthem: Tera di Solo y suave biento Capital Kralendijk Largest city Kralendijk Official language(s) Dutch Government See Politics of the Netherlands Antilles  - Bonaire Administrator  - Governor of N.A. Frits Goedgedrag Constitutional monarchy part of the Netherlands Antilles  Area  - Total 288 km² 111 sq mi  Population  - 2001 census 10,791... Anthem: Himno di Kòrsou Capital Willemstad Area  - Total  - % water (Not ranked) 450 km² Negligible Population  - Total  - Density 173,400 (2006) 391/km² For other uses, see Curaçao (disambiguation). ... The Leeward Antilles are a chain of islands in the Caribbean – specifically, the southerly islands of the Lesser Antilles (and, in turn, the West Indies) along the southeastern fringe of the Caribbean Sea, just north of the Venezuelan coast of the South American mainland. ...

They are north of Falcón State, Venezuela, from west to east in the order Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire. Estado Falcón is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ...

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External link

• www.gov.an - Official governmental portal of the Netherlands Antilles