Netherlands Antilles BASIC INFOMATION
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| LOCAL TIME ZONE | TIMEZONE DIFFERENCE |
| UTC/GMT -4 HOURS |
| latitude / longitude |
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| 15°2'37"N / 66°5'6"W |
| ISO CODES |
| AN / ANT |
| CURRENCY |
| Guilder (ANG) |
| LANGUAGES |
| Dutch English Spanish |
| ELECTRICITY |
 TYPE A NORTH AMERICAN JAPANESE 2-BLADE TYPE B AMERICAN 3-PIN TYPE F SCHUKO PLUG |
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| CAPITAL |
| Willemstad |
| banks list |
| Netherlands Antilles banks list |
| POPULATION |
| 136,197 |
| ACREAGE |
| 960 KM2 |
| GDP (USD) |
| -- |
| TELEPHONES |
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| MOBILE PHONES |
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| INTERNET HOSTS |
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| INTERNET USERS |
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Netherlands Antilles Introduction
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The Netherlands Antilles is a group of Dutch islands in the West Indies. It covers an area of 800 square kilometers (excluding Aruba). It is located in the Caribbean Sea. It is an overseas territory of the Netherlands. The islands in the north group have a tropical rainforest climate, and the islands in the south group have a tropical grassland climate. It mainly includes the two islands of Curaçao and Bonaire in the north of South America and the islands of Saint Eustatius in the north of the Lesser Antilles, Saba and the south of Saint Martin. Country Profile Netherlands Antilles is a group of central Dutch islands in the West Indies. Located in the Caribbean Sea, it is an overseas territory of the Netherlands. It consists of two groups of islands that are more than 800 kilometers apart. Including the two islands of Curaçao and Bonaire off the coast of northern South America and the islands of Saint Eustatius in the north of the Lesser Antilles, Saba and the south of Saint Martin. The area is about 800 square kilometers and the population is about 214,000 (2002). 80% of them are mulatto, with a few whites. The official languages are Dutch and Papimandu, and Spanish and English are also spoken. 82% of residents believe in Catholicism, and 10% of residents believe in Protestantism. The capital is Willemstad. Located in the tropics, the annual average temperature is 26-30℃, and the annual precipitation is less than 500 mm on the three southern islands and more than 1,000 mm on the northern islands. It was occupied by the Netherlands in 1634 and internal autonomy was implemented in 1954. The economy is dominated by the oil industry and tourism. Curaçao has large oil refineries with Dutch and American capital to refine crude oil imported from Venezuela. And there are petrochemical, brewing, tobacco, ship repair and other industries. Agriculture only grows sisal and orange, and raises sheep. Petroleum products account for about 95% of the total export value. Imported food and industrial products. |