The SSS islands is an acronym which refers to three island territories in the Lesser Antilles that are under Dutch sovereignty: Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Sint Maarten is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and is the southern half of the island of Saint Martin (the northern half is the French Collectivity of Saint Martin). The islands of Saba and Sint Eustatius are public bodies of the Netherlands. The acronym is analogous to the ABC islands, consisting of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, and the BES islands, consisting of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, both of which are also part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. All six island territories were formerly part of the Netherlands Antilles.