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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>Post-war history (1945–present)</h3> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ATratado%20de%20Lisboa%2013%2012%202007%20%28081%29.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cright%7CThe%20Netherlands%20is%20a%20founding%20member%20of%20the%20%5B%5BEuropean%20Union%5D%5D.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Tratado_de_Lisboa_13_12_2007_%28081%29.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Tratado%20de%20Lisboa%2013%2012%202007%20%28081%29%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22The%20Netherlands%20is%20a%20founding%20member%20of%20the%20%5B%5BEuropean%20Union%5D%5D.%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22The%20Netherlands%20is%20a%20founding%20member%20of%20the%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220001%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22new%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22European%20Union%20%28page%20does%20not%20exist%29%5C%22%20rel%3D%5C%22nofollow%5C%22%20data-uncrawlable-url%3D%5C%22L3dpa2kvRXVyb3BlYW5fVW5pb24%5C%2FYWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x%5C%22%3EEuropean%20Union%3C%5C%2Fa%3E.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Tratado_de_Lisboa_13_12_2007_%28081%29.jpg/180px-Tratado_de_Lisboa_13_12_2007_%28081%29.jpg" width="180" height="107" class="image thumb alignRight withCaption" data-image-name="Tratado de Lisboa 13 12 2007 (081).jpg" data-image-key="Tratado_de_Lisboa_13_12_2007_%28081%29.jpg" type="image" /> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->After the war, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dutch%20economy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Economy%20of%20the%20Netherlands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEconomy%20of%20the%20Netherlands%7CDutch%20economy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Economy of the Netherlands (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRWNvbm9teV9vZl90aGVfTmV0aGVybGFuZHM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Dutch economy</a> prospered by leaving behind an era of neutrality and gaining closer ties with neighbouring states. Government-encouraged emigration efforts to reduce <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22population%20density%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22population%20density%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bpopulation%20density%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> prompted some 500,000 <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dutch%20people%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dutch%20people%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDutch%20people%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" href="/wiki/Dutch_people" title="Dutch people">Dutch people</a> to leave the country after the war.<span data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7Curl%3Dhttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.britannica.com%5C%2FEBchecked%5C%2Ftopic%5C%2F409956%5C%2FNetherlands%20%7Ctitle%3DNetherlands%20%7Cauthor%3D%20%7Cwork%3D%5B%5BEncyclop%5Cu00e6dia%20Britannica%20Online%5D%5D%20%7Cpublisher%3D%5B%5BEncyclop%5Cu00e6dia%20Britannica%2C%20Inc.%5D%5D%20%7Caccessdate%3D8%20September%202012%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-9418775005e27fad638712%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQbde7c2711e348c8-nowiki-00000001-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-9418775005e27fad638712%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQbde7c2711e348c8-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2235%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2236%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> The Netherlands was one of the founding members of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Benelux%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Benelux%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBenelux%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Benelux (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQmVuZWx1eD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Benelux</a> (<b>Be</b>lgium, the <b>Ne</b>therlands and <b>Lux</b>embourg) grouping, was among the twelve founding members of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22North%20Atlantic%20Treaty%20Organisation%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22NATO%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNATO%7CNorth%20Atlantic%20Treaty%20Organisation%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="NATO (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTkFUTz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">North Atlantic Treaty Organisation</a> (NATO), and was among the six founding members of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22European%20Coal%20and%20Steel%20Community%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22European%20Coal%20and%20Steel%20Community%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEuropean%20Coal%20and%20Steel%20Community%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="European Coal and Steel Community (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRXVyb3BlYW5fQ29hbF9hbmRfU3RlZWxfQ29tbXVuaXR5P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">European Coal and Steel Community</a>, which would evolve into the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22EEC%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22European%20Economic%20Community%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEuropean%20Economic%20Community%7CEEC%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="European Economic Community (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRXVyb3BlYW5fRWNvbm9taWNfQ29tbXVuaXR5P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">EEC</a> (<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Common%20Market%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Common%20Market%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCommon%20Market%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Common Market (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ29tbW9uX01hcmtldD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Common Market</a>) and later the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22European%20Union%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22European%20Union%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEuropean%20Union%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="European Union (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRXVyb3BlYW5fVW5pb24/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">European Union</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In 1954, the political structure of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was reformed when <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Queen%20Juliana%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Juliana%20of%20the%20Netherlands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJuliana%20of%20the%20Netherlands%7CQueen%20Juliana%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" href="/wiki/Juliana_of_the_Netherlands" title="Juliana of the Netherlands" class="mw-redirect">Queen Juliana</a> signed the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Charter%20for%20the%20Kingdom%20of%20the%20Netherlands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Charter%20for%20the%20Kingdom%20of%20the%20Netherlands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCharter%20for%20the%20Kingdom%20of%20the%20Netherlands%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2hhcnRlcl9mb3JfdGhlX0tpbmdkb21fb2ZfdGhlX05ldGhlcmxhbmRzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands</a>. The Dutch colonies of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Suriname%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Surinam%20%28Dutch%20colony%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSurinam%20%28Dutch%20colony%29%7CSuriname%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Surinam (Dutch colony) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3VyaW5hbV8oRHV0Y2hfY29sb255KT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Suriname</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cura%5Cu00e7ao%20and%20Dependencies%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Cura%5Cu00e7ao%20and%20Dependencies%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCura%5Cu00e7ao%20and%20Dependencies%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Curaçao and Dependencies (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ3VyYSVDMyVBN2FvX2FuZF9EZXBlbmRlbmNpZXM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Curaçao and Dependencies</a> became integral parts of the Kingdom as the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22constituent%20countries%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22constituent%20countries%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bconstituent%20countries%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Constituent countries (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ29uc3RpdHVlbnRfY291bnRyaWVzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">constituent countries</a> of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Suriname%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Suriname%20%28Kingdom%20of%20the%20Netherlands%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuriname%20%28Kingdom%20of%20the%20Netherlands%29%7CSuriname%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3VyaW5hbWVfKEtpbmdkb21fb2ZfdGhlX05ldGhlcmxhbmRzKT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Suriname</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Netherlands%20Antilles%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Netherlands%20Antilles%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNetherlands%20Antilles%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Netherlands Antilles (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTmV0aGVybGFuZHNfQW50aWxsZXM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Netherlands Antilles</a>. At the same time, the European country known until then as the <i>Kingdom of the Netherlands</i> became the constituent country of the <i>Netherlands</i> within the now expanded Kingdom, on a basis of equality with the other constituent countries. The reformed <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kingdom%20of%20the%20Netherlands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Kingdom%20of%20the%20Netherlands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKingdom%20of%20the%20Netherlands%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands" title="Kingdom of the Netherlands">Kingdom of the Netherlands</a> was a result of the desire to review the relations between the Netherlands and its colonies (especially the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dutch%20East%20Indies%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dutch%20East%20Indies%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDutch%20East%20Indies%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Dutch East Indies (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRHV0Y2hfRWFzdF9JbmRpZXM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Dutch East Indies</a>, now <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Indonesia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Indonesia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIndonesia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>). International pressure to carry out <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22decolonisation%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22decolonisation%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bdecolonisation%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Decolonisation (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRGVjb2xvbmlzYXRpb24/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">decolonisation</a> was an important motivator for the reforms. Before the reform was completed, Indonesia declared its independence in August 1945, which was recognised in 1949, and thus has never been part of the Kingdom. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The 1960s and 1970s were a time of great social and cultural change, such as rapid <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22ontzuiling%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22pillarization%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bpillarization%7Contzuiling%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Pillarization (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUGlsbGFyaXphdGlvbj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">ontzuiling</a></i> (literally: depillarisation), a term that describes the decay of the old divisions along political and religious lines. Youths, and students in particular, rejected traditional mores and pushed for change in matters such as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22women%27s%20rights%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22women%27s%20rights%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwomen%27s%20rights%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Women's rights (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV29tZW4lMjdzX3JpZ2h0cz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">women's rights</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22sexuality%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Human%20sexuality%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHuman%20sexuality%7Csexuality%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Human sexuality (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSHVtYW5fc2V4dWFsaXR5P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">sexuality</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22disarmament%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22disarmament%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bdisarmament%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Disarmament (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRGlzYXJtYW1lbnQ/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">disarmament</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22environmental%20issues%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22environmental%20issues%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Benvironmental%20issues%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Environmental issues (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRW52aXJvbm1lbnRhbF9pc3N1ZXM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">environmental issues</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">On 10 October 2010, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Netherlands%20Antilles%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Netherlands%20Antilles%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNetherlands%20Antilles%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Netherlands Antilles (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTmV0aGVybGFuZHNfQW50aWxsZXM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Netherlands Antilles</a> was <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22dissolved%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dissolution%20of%20the%20Netherlands%20Antilles%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDissolution%20of%20the%20Netherlands%20Antilles%7Cdissolved%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRGlzc29sdXRpb25fb2ZfdGhlX05ldGhlcmxhbmRzX0FudGlsbGVzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">dissolved</a>. Referendums were held on each island of the Netherlands Antilles between June 2000 and April 2005 to determine their future status. As a result the islands of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bonaire%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bonaire%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBonaire%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Bonaire (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQm9uYWlyZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Bonaire</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sint%20Eustatius%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sint%20Eustatius%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSint%20Eustatius%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Sint Eustatius (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU2ludF9FdXN0YXRpdXM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Sint Eustatius</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Saba%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Saba%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSaba%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Saba (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU2FiYT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Saba</a> (the BES islands) were to obtain closer ties with the Netherlands. This led to the incorporation of these three islands into the country of the Netherlands as <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22special%20municipalities%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Special%20municipality%20%28Netherlands%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSpecial%20municipality%20%28Netherlands%29%7Cspecial%20municipalities%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Special municipality (Netherlands) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3BlY2lhbF9tdW5pY2lwYWxpdHlfKE5ldGhlcmxhbmRzKT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">special municipalities</a></i> upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. The special municipalities are collectively known as the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Caribbean%20Netherlands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Caribbean%20Netherlands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCaribbean%20Netherlands%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-9418775005e27fad638712" class="new" title="Caribbean Netherlands (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2FyaWJiZWFuX05ldGhlcmxhbmRzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Caribbean Netherlands</a>. </p> <br /><strong data-rte-washtml="1" class="error" data-rte-attribs=" class=error">Cite error: <code data-rte-washtml="1"><ref></code> tags exist, but no <code data-rte-washtml="1"><references/></code> tag was found</strong><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key genealogy:rte-parser-cache:68778 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. Simply click on what you want to use and it will appear in the edit box above. 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