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<p>Frederik, thanks for the changes so far. Good to wait with parts
of Belgium. Also good to stay clear of political issues and only
use geographic considerations. For me, fine not to split up Saint
Martin/Sint Maarten.<br>
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<p>As for these six Dutch islands in South America, good question on
how to call these in a geographic way. The name Caribbean
Netherlands officially only refers to only three of the six
islands, see <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Netherlands">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Netherlands</a></p>
<p>Politically, historically and geographically, these islands can
be grouped in many different ways with different names, see
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Caribbean#Grouping_of_islands">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Caribbean#Grouping_of_islands</a>
Which doesn't make it easier. Calling it Dutch Caribbean is the
least best name of the three options, I think.<br>
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<p>Even though the name <b>Netherlands Antilles</b> indeed as a
political entity no longer exists, see
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_Antilles">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_Antilles</a> Advantage of
this name, is that it doesn't favor certain islands because of the
current political construct (in which only a few are officially in
Caribbean Netherlands).</p>
<p>I think that is the best name to use, as it is also closer to
what is used in the Dutch language. Nobody talks about the <i>Caraïbische
Nederlanden</i>.</p>
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