| Country (long form) |
none |
| Capital |
Willemstad |
| Total Area |
370.66 sq mi
960.00 sq km
(more than five times the size of Washington, DC ) |
| Population |
218,126 (July 2004 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
304,417 |
| Languages |
Dutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) predominates, English widely spoken, Spanish |
| Literacy |
96.7% total, 96.7% male, 96.8% female (2003 est.) |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Seventh-Day Adventist |
| Life Expectancy |
73.37 male, 77.95 female (2004 est.) |
| Government Type |
parliamentary |
| Currency |
Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG) |
| GDP (per capita) |
$11,400 (2003 est.) |
| Industry |
tourism (Curacao, Sint Maarten, and Bonaire), petroleum refining (Curacao), petroleum transshipment facilities (Curacao and Bonaire), light manufacturing (Curacao) |
| Agriculture |
aloes, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical fruit |
| Arable Land |
10% |
| Minerals and Resources |
phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only) |
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