Relationship dossier
Caribbean Netherlands
Venezuela
Relationship assessment
Venezuela and the Kingdom of the Netherlands established a maritime boundary arrangement affecting the region; the islands do not conduct independent foreign policy.
Caribbean Netherlands toward Venezuela
Not assessedVenezuela toward Caribbean Netherlands
+15Venezuela concluded a maritime-boundary treaty with the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1978, covering waters around the Netherlands Antilles, including islands now in the Caribbean Netherlands.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
The Caribbean Netherlands consists of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, which are part of the Netherlands and do not conduct an independent foreign policy. Venezuela and the Kingdom of the Netherlands concluded a maritime-boundary treaty in 1978 covering the region. The scope of more recent government-to-government cooperation involving these islands is unclear.
Key developments
Venezuela and the Kingdom of the Netherlands concluded a treaty delimiting maritime boundaries in the region, including waters around the Netherlands Antilles.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which the 1978 maritime-boundary arrangements shape current dealings involving the Caribbean Netherlands is unclear.
- Details of direct cooperation between Venezuelan authorities and the islands’ local governments are limited.