| Country Fact Sheet |
| Capital
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Oranjestad |
| Surface
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11.5 sq mi |
| Currency
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Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG) |
| GDP
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| GDP/Capita
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| Language
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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% |
| 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% |
| Government
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Parliamentary federation, Governor Hyden Gittens
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| Time Zone
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GMT -4 hours hours GMT |
| Telecom Code
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+599 |
| Airport
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Roosevelt Airport (EUX)
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| Driving
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On right hand side of the road, license required |
| Electrical
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110V/60Hz |
| Political Climate
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Stable country |
| Population
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2,900 people |
| History |
Once the centre of the Caribbean slave trade, the island of Curacao was hard hit by the abolition of slavery in 1863. Its prosperity (and that of neighbouring 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 (France |
| Local Business & Service Providers |
| Accommodation |
» Juliana's
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| Automotive services |
» Sint Eustatius Car Rental
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| Business travel |
» St eustatius Vacation
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| Corporate incentives |
| Financial services |
» Windward Islands Bank
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| Financial Technology |
| Intellectual Property |
» HBN Law
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| Legal and fiduciary |
| Lifestyle |
» Blue Bead Restaurant & Bar
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| Technology |
| Local Radio |
| » 103.7 Radio St. Barth |
| » 105.2 RCI Guadeloupe |
| » 88.9 RFO Radio Guadeloupe |
| » 98.1 Pearl FM |
| Local Weather Forecast |
| » BBC Weather |
| » Reuters |
| Government Agencies |
| » Central Bank of the Neherlands Antilles |
| » Central Bureau of Statistics (Netherlands Antilles) |
| » Sint Eustatius government |
| » Tourism Office |
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