Netherlands Antilles Travel Guide
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| Capital | Willemstad |
| Government | parliamentary |
| Currency | Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG) |
| Area | 960 sq km |
| Population | 214,258 (July 2002 est.) |
| Language | Dutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) predominates, English widely spoken, Spanish |
| Religion | Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Seventh-Day Adventist |
| Calling Code | +599 |
| Internet TLD | .an |
| Time Zone | UTC -4 |
The Netherlands Antilles are and island nation in the Caribbean.
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Regions
Leeward Islands group - east of Virgin Islands
Windward Islands group - north of Venezuela
Cities
Other destinations
Understand
Once the center of the Caribbean slave trade, the island of Curacao was hard hit by the abolition of slavery in 1863. Its prosperity was restored in the early 20th century with the construction of oil refineries to service the newly discovered Venezuelan oil fields. The island of Sint Maarten is shared with France; its northern portion is named "Saint-Martin" and is part of Guadeloupe.
The Antilles are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but with full internal autonomy.
Climate
Tropical; ameliorated by northeast trade winds.
Landscape
Five islands in two groups. Generally hilly, volcanic interiors.
Get in
By plane
There is an airport on each island.
By boat
Ports and harbors at Kralendijk, Philipsburg, Willemstad
Get around
Talk
Buy
Costs
Eat
Drink
Sleep
Learn
Work
Stay safe
Stay healthy
Respect
Contact
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