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Location
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Two Dutch island groups (Netherlands Antilles),
in the Caribbean Sea - part of five Dutch
islands, Curacao, and St. Maarten, Saba,
and St. Eustatius lie east of the US Virgin
Islands
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Capital
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Kralendijk
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Surface
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112 square miles
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Population
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15,000 people (2004 est.)
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Currency
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Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG) or florin,
US dollar widely accepted
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GDP
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Purchasing
power parity - $2.45 billion (2003 est.)
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GDP/capita
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Purchasing
power parity - $11,400 (2003 est.)
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Language
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Papiamentu (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English
dialect) 65.4%, English 15.9% (widely spoken),
Dutch 7.3% (official), Spanish 6.1%, Creole
1.6%, other 1.9%, unspecified 1.8%
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Religion
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Roman Catholic 72%, Pentacostal 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%
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Government
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Parliamentary
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Time
Zone
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GMT -4 hours
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Telecom
Code
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Dial 011+599+717 and then 4 digit local
number
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Airport
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Flamingo International Airport
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Driving
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On right hand side of the road, license
required
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Electrical
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220 volts 127 volts AC 50 hertz
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Political
climate
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Stable country
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