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{{Short description|Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao}}
{{Distinguish|ABC islands (Alaska)}}
{{Coord|12.27|-69.08|type:isle_dim:200000|display=title}}
 
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Aruba and Curaçao are autonomous countries of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]], which have their own parliament and prime minister. Bonaire is a "special municipality" of the Netherlands proper, and subject to Netherlands law.
 
Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao are all three constitutional islandsparts of the European Union, meaning that theyall belongthree toislands are Specialspecial member state territories. Citizens of these islands hold European passport and can vote on European parliament elections. In addition, the islands get European development funds and students on the islands can also apply for Erasmus program from the islands. However, the islands are not in the Schengen area of the European Union.
 
== See also ==
* [[Caribbean Netherlands|BES islands]] (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba)
* [[Dutch Empire]]
* [[SSS islands]] (Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten)
 
== References ==
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[[Category:Leeward Antilles]]
[[Category:Islands of the Netherlands]]