Constituent country
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a member of the European Union. However the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba are not considered part of the EU, but rather have the status of OCTs (overseas countries and territories; in Dutch LGO's, landen en gebiedsdelen overzee). Since citizenship is handled by the kingdom, and not distinguished for the three constituent countries, citizens from all three constituent countries are also EU citizens, although residents of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba are not eligible to vote in the elections for the European Parliament.
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References
- ^ Gramatically, constitutent is the adjective in phrase while country is the noun the adjective describes
- ^ Definition
- ^ example
- ^ countries within a country[1].
- ^ Number 10
- ^ Term used by British and Irish Governments and British media.
- ^ 2001 British Census.
- ^ Office for National Statistics.
- ^ British Embassy in the United States of America.
- ^ House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 28 Feb 2000 (pt 35)
- ^ "Constituent parts" used by US government.
- ^ "Constituent parts" used by British government.
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See also
- Home Nations
- British Isles (terminology)
- British nationality law
- British subject
- Devolution
- Northern Ireland Assembly
- Scottish Parliament
- National Assembly for Wales
- Devolved English Parliament
- Crown dependency
- Political union
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