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Netherlands Antilles information
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location:
caribbean. two island groups in the caribbean sea - composed of five islands. curacao and bonaire located off the coast of venezuela. and st. maarten. saba. and st. eustatius lie east of the us virgin islands
geographic coordinates:
12 15 n. 68 45 w
map references:
central america and the caribbean
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)
area - comparative:
more than five times the size of washington. dc
land boundaries:
total: 10.2 km border countries: guadeloupe (saint-martin) 10.2 km
coastline:
364 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
climate:
tropical; ameliorated by northeast trade winds
terrain:
generally hilly. volcanic interiors
elevation extremes:
lowest point: caribbean sea 0 m highest point: mount scenery 862 m
natural resources:
phosphates (curacao only). salt (bonaire only)
land use:
arable land: 10% permanent crops: 0% other: 90% (2001)
irrigated land:
na sq km
natural 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
environment - current issues:
na
geography - note:
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)
population:
219.958 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 24.2% (male 27.302/female 26.002) 15-64 years: 67.3% (male 70.838/female 77.148) 65 years and over: 8.5% (male 7.673/female 10.995) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 32.46 years male: 30.86 years female: 34.01 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
0.82% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
15 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
6.41 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
-0.4 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 10.03 deaths/1.000 live births male: 10.82 deaths/1.000 live births female: 9.19 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.83 years male: 73.58 years female: 78.2 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
2 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
na
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
na
hiv/aids - deaths:
na
nationality:
noun: dutch antillean(s) adjective: dutch antillean
ethnic groups:
mixed black 85%. carib amerindian. white. east asian
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)
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)
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.7% male: 96.7% female: 96.8% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: none conventional short form: netherlands antilles local long form: none local short form: nederlandse antillen former: curacao and dependencies
dependency status:
an autonomous country within the kingdom of the netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 1954; dutch government responsible for defense and foreign affairs
government type:
parliamentary
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