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Netherlands Antilles Country Information and Map

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    Introduction


    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.


    Location


    Caribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean Sea - one includes Curacao and Bonaire north of Venezuela; the other is east of the Virgin Islands


    Geographic coordinates


    12 15 N, 68 45 W


    Area


    total: 960 sq km note: includes Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin) water: 0 sq km land: 960 sq km


    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% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    NA


    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


    Environment - international agreements


    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


    218,126 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Willemstad


    Phone Code


    +599


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