Hello,
Since 2010-10-10 the country Netherlands Antilles doesn't exist anymore.
Instead it became two countries (Curacao and St Martin) and a couple of
Dutch municipalities which belong to the Netherlands but have their own
ccTLD (.BQ). Nevertheless they all have there own flag.
So, the country doesn't exist anymore and instead 5 new flags have been
added. I am sure that the existing country Aruba and the two new
countries should be indicated with their own flag and country name. I am
less sure about the 3 new Dutch municipalities: Bonaire, St. Eustatius
and Saba. Altough the share a common name (BES islands) this is not
internationally known, and they don't share a common flag. My suggestion
would be to assign a separate country name and flag to each of them.
This best reflects the current situation and the sentiment of the
population.
Below the links with the official announcement of the dissolution of the
old country. I found a major news site, the Wiki and the official
announcement by the Dutch government, but unfortunately that is in
Dutch. If I have to supply more references, please state.
These are the new flags:
Aruba: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Aruba.svg (not new)
Bonaire: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Bonaire.svg
Curacao: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Curaçao.svg
Saba: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Saba.svg
St. Eustatius: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Sint_Eustatius.svg
St. Maarten: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Sint_Maarten.svg
Time zone remained GMT-4
For Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius the currency has become US Dollar.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/10/10/us-caribbean-islands-idUSTRE69913J20101010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles
https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/stb-2010-387.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_Antilles
Is there anymore more I can do to help you list these countries in
future KDE releases? If you have any more questions, please ask.
jlinkels
