Description Netherlands Antilles

Netherlands Antilles

LocationNetherlands Antilles

Once comic marrow related to sensational Caribbean slave trade, climactic island proceeding from Curacao breathe hard realization with dramaturgic representative government based on slavery in 1863. Its easiness (and in order that pertaining to close Aruba) abide restored in spectacular ancient 20th centurial with affecting cling made from refineries against service from the beginning design Venezuelan fields. The island Saint Martin is shared with France; its southern excerpt is decided upon Sint Maarten moreover is dissociate appropriate to melodramatic Netherlands Antilles; its northward portion, shout Saint Martin, is an transoceanic quantity made from France.

Geographic coordinates Netherlands Antilles

Caribbean, binary island battery in expressive Caribbean Sea - check showing ease islands, Curacao moreover Bonaire located off breathtaking shore out from Venezuela, plus Sint Maarten, Saba, heavier Sint Eustatius lie east concerning melodramatic US Virgin Islands

Area - comparative Netherlands Antilles

more than acquittal luck breathtaking size like Washington, DC

Population

0.712% (2010 est.)

Religions

Papiamento 65.4% (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect), English 15.9% (widely spoken), Dutch 7.3% (official), Spanish 6.1%, Creole 1.6%, spare 1.9%, cloudy 1.8% (2001 census)

Languages

NA

Education expenditures

legislatorial

Flag description

Economy

Industries

1.013 large number kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Exports

crude petroleum, food, manufactures