Independence Year :
Population : 217000
Life Expectancy : 74.7
Capital : 33
GNP : 1941.00
GNP Old : 0.00
Local Name : Nederlandse Antillen
Government Form : Nonmetropolitan Territory of The Netherlands
Location : Caribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean Sea.
Terrain : Generally hilly, volcanic interiors
Climate : Tropical; ameliorated by northeast trade winds.
Ethnic Group : Mixed black 85%, Carib Amerindian, white, East Asian.
Religions : Christianity, Jewish
Official Website :
www.gov.an/
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General Information - Netherlands Antilles
Background
The territory of Netherlands Antilles consist of five islands divided geographically into the Leeward Islands (northern) group with the islands of Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten and the Windward Islands (southern) group with the islands of Bonaire and Curaçao.
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