Caribbean Netherlands
The Caribbean Netherlands is three special municipalities of the Netherlands: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, in Caribbean. UN Tourism publishes no arrivals figure for it, so Globestamp places its stamp by estimate: Prism, for 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year.
- Stamp finish
- Prismplaced by estimate
- Area
- 296 km² (114 sq mi)
- Special Municipalitys
- 3in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 3with scheduled flights
Does the Caribbean Netherlands count as a country?
It depends on the list. The Caribbean Netherlands is three special municipalities of the Netherlands: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Bonaire”.
| List | Counts the Caribbean Netherlands? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | No |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes: Bonaire, Saba & Sint Eustatius |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
The Caribbean Netherlands belongs to the Netherlands, but travelers usually count it on its own, because it has its own entry rules, its own flag or its own place on the map. Other places in the same family: Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
The Caribbean Netherlands stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. The Caribbean Netherlands’s is Prism: the full spectrum with glints, the finish for places with 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year. UN Tourism has no figure for the Caribbean Netherlands, so its finish is placed by hand from what is known of its visitors. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to the Caribbean Netherlands
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts the Caribbean Netherlands when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. Photos only at an airport make a transit stamp in lighter ink, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Airports
The Caribbean Netherlands has 3 airports with scheduled flights, 1 of them large. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
3 special municipalitys to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits the Caribbean Netherlands into 3 special municipalitys (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 3
Bonaire · Saba · Sint Eustatius
Questions people ask
Is the Caribbean Netherlands a country?
It depends on the list. The Caribbean Netherlands is three special municipalities of the Netherlands: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Bonaire”.
How many tourists visit the Caribbean Netherlands?
UN Tourism, the usual source, publishes no arrivals figure for the Caribbean Netherlands. Globestamp places its stamp by estimate, as Prism: 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year.
How rare is a Caribbean Netherlands stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Prism, the finish for places with 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does the Caribbean Netherlands count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes, and more than once: the Travelers’ Century Club lists Bonaire, and counts Saba & Sint Eustatius as separate destination. The club’s list has 330 destinations.
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Near the Caribbean Netherlands
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.