Three new countries came into being after the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in October 2010. Curaçao and Sint Maarten became countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands whereas Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius became special municipalities of the Netherlands proper. ISO assigned the code BQ to the three BES islands, which results in the following table:
| ISO2 | ISO3 | ISO# | FIPS | CURR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba | BQ | BES | 535 | NL | USD |
| Curaçao | CW | CUW | 531 | UC | ANG/CMG |
| Sint Maarten | SX | SXM | 534 | NN | ANG/CMG |
The island of Saint Martin is divided into the French northern part (MF) and the Dutch southern part (SX). The French northern part seceded from Guadeloupe in 2007.
Note: The newly assigned ISO code ‘BQ’ may cause some issues as it was already in use in the past. Till 1979 it referred to the British Antarctic Territory (codes BQ, ATB) before it was merged with Antarctica (AQ).
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is there a postal code being use for sint eustatius?
I don’t think so. The following wikipedia page says ‘In Caribisch Nederland zijn (nog) geen postcodes ingevoerd.’: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcodes_in_Nederland
According to google translate it means that the postal codes have not yet been introduced there.
Are these three new countries recognized by the international communities, like UN? Why was there no publicity in this event? For example, take Republic of South Sudan which gained independence in July 9, 2011. The country is recognized within a short time.
It is not the same thing as the independance of South Sudan. The countries here remain part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
In my job I am trying my hardest to send a package to Sint Maarten, however, I need a city, a country code, and a region code. Not to mention a zip code in order for our SAP system to accept it.