| Location | Caribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean Sea - composed of five islands, Curacao and Bonaire located off the coast of Venezuela, and St. Maarten, Saba, and St. Eustatius lie east of the US Virgin Islands |
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| Geographic coordinates | 12 15 N, 68 45 W |
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| Zone | Central America |
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| Area | total: 960 sq km
land: 960 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin) |
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| Land boundaries | total: 15 km
border countries: Guadeloupe (Saint-Martin) 15 km |
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| Coastline | 364 km |
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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm |
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| Climate | tropical; ameliorated by northeast trade winds |
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| Terrain | generally hilly, volcanic interiors |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Scenery 862 m |
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| Natural resources | phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only) |
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| Irrigated land | 364 km |
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| Natural hazards | Curacao and Bonaire are south of Caribbean hurricane belt and are rarely threatened; Sint Maarten, Saba, and Sint Eustatius are subject to hurricanes from July to October |
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Environment -
current issues | NA |
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| Geography - note | the five islands of the Netherlands Antilles are divided geographically into the Leeward Islands (northern) group (Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten) and the Windward Islands (southern) group (Bonaire and Curacao) |
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