If you had to choose one of the following options, would you now choose for Sint Eustatius: complete independence, an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a special municipality of the Netherlands, or back to the Netherlands Antilles?*
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* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Als u zou moeten kiezen, welke van de volgende mogelijkheden zou u dan op dit moment voor [eiland] wensen: volledige onafhankelijkheid, een autonoom land binnen het Koninkrijk, een bijzondere gemeente van Nederland, of terug in de Nederlandse Antillen?" (English: If you had to choose one of the following options, would you now choose for the [island]: complete independence, an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a special municipality of the Netherlands, or back to the Netherlands Antilles?)
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Opinions on the preferred governmental status of the island in Sint Eustatius 2015
This statistic displays the opinions on the preferred governmental status of the island in Sint Eustatius in 2015. In 2010, the Netherlands Antilles were disbanded, and Sint Eustatius became a special municipality of the Netherlands. Five years later, respondents from Sint Eustatius participating in this survey were asked what their preferred governmental status for the island was. Nearly ** percent stated to pick their current status of special municipality, but over ** percent would prefer going back to the Netherlands Antilles.
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KITLV. (January 1, 2016). If you had to choose one of the following options, would you now choose for Sint Eustatius: complete independence, an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a special municipality of the Netherlands, or back to the Netherlands Antilles?* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/914107/preferred-governmental-status-of-the-island-in-sint-eustatius/
KITLV. "If you had to choose one of the following options, would you now choose for Sint Eustatius: complete independence, an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a special municipality of the Netherlands, or back to the Netherlands Antilles?*." Chart. January 1, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/914107/preferred-governmental-status-of-the-island-in-sint-eustatius/
KITLV. (2016). If you had to choose one of the following options, would you now choose for Sint Eustatius: complete independence, an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a special municipality of the Netherlands, or back to the Netherlands Antilles?*. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/914107/preferred-governmental-status-of-the-island-in-sint-eustatius/
KITLV. "If You Had to Choose One of The following Options, Would You Now Choose for Sint Eustatius: Complete Independence, An Autonomous Country within The Kingdom of The Netherlands, a Special Municipality of The Netherlands, or Back to The Netherlands Antilles?*." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 1 Jan 2016, /statistics/914107/preferred-governmental-status-of-the-island-in-sint-eustatius/
KITLV, If you had to choose one of the following options, would you now choose for Sint Eustatius: complete independence, an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a special municipality of the Netherlands, or back to the Netherlands Antilles?* ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/914107/preferred-governmental-status-of-the-island-in-sint-eustatius/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
If you had to choose one of the following options, would you now choose for Sint Eustatius: complete independence, an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a special municipality of the Netherlands, or back to the Netherlands Antilles?* [Graph], KITLV, January 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/914107/preferred-governmental-status-of-the-island-in-sint-eustatius/