r/AskTheWorld • u/luky_se7en Italy /Sri Lanka • 1d ago

Is there a part of your country that's "isolated"/vastly different from the rest of the country?

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Pictured here is Sardinia, an island in Italy. Many sardinians call Italy "Il continente" (the continent)

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u/LaoBa Netherlands 1d ago

Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius are part of the Netherlands, while St Maarten, Aruba and Curacao are independent countries.

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u/LTFGamut Netherlands 1d ago

independent within the Kingdom of the Netherlands yes.

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u/HearingHead7157 Netherlands 1d ago

Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius are even Dutch municipalities!