 Netherlands Antilles
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
12 15 N, 68 45 W |
| Area |
total: 960 sq km land: 960 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin) |
| Climate |
tropical; ameliorated by northeast trade winds |
| Terrain |
generally hilly, volcanic interiors |
| Population |
223,652 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Papiamento 65.4% (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect), English 15.9% (widely spoken), Dutch 7.3% (official), Spanish 6.1%, Creole 1.6%, other 1.9%, unspecified 1.8% (2001 census) |
| Imports |
crude petroleum, food, manufactures |
| Exports |
petroleum products |
| Hazards |
Curacao and Bonaire are south of Caribbean hurricane belt and are rarely threatened; Sint Maarten, Saba, and Sint Eustatius are subject to hurricanes from July to October |
| Resources |
phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only) |
| Geography |
the five islands of the Netherlands Antilles are divided geographically into the Leeward Islands (northern) group (Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten) and the Windward Islands (southern) group (Bonaire and Curacao) |
| Nationality |
noun: Dutch Antillean(s) adjective: Dutch Antillean |
| Capital |
name: Willemstad (on Curacao) geographic coordinates: 12 06 N, 68 56 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.an |
| Internet Users |
2,000 (2000) |
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