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Netherlands Antilles Capital: Willemstad (on Curacao) Population: 221,736 The Geography of Netherlands Antilles Total Size: 960 square km Size Comparison: more than five times the size of Washington, DC Geographical Coordinates: 12 15 N, 68 45 W World Region: Central America and the Caribbean General Terrain: generally hilly, volcanic interiors Geographical Low Point: Caribbean Sea 0 m Geographical High Point: Mount Scenery 862 m Climate: tropical; ameliorated by northeast trade winds The People of Netherlands Antilles Type of Government: parliamentary Languages Spoken: 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) Independence: none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) National Holiday: Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA in 1909 and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX in 1980), 30 April Nationality: Dutch Antillean(s) Religions: Roman Catholic 72%, Pentecostal 4.9%, Protestant 3.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%, Methodist 2.9%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.7%, other Christian 4.2%, Jewish 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.2%, none 5.2% (2001 census) Economy of Netherlands Antilles Major Industries: tourism (Curacao, Sint Maarten, and Bonaire), petroleum refining (Curacao), petroleum transshipment facilities (Curacao and Bonaire), light manufacturing (Curacao) Agricultural Products: aloes, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical fruit Natural Resources: phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only) Major Exports: petroleum products Major Imports: crude petroleum, food, manufactures Currency: Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG) National GDP: $2,800,000,000 Total Export Revenue: $2,076,000,000 Brief History of Netherlands Antilles: Once the center of the Caribbean slave trade, the island of Curacao was hard hit by the abolition of slavery in 1863. Its prosperity (and that of neighboring Aruba) was restored in the early 20th century with the construction of oil refineries to service the newly discovered Venezuelan oil fields. The island of Saint Martin is shared with France; its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles; its northern portion is called Saint-Martin and is part of Guadeloupe (France). Back to Geography Home Page

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