Netherlands Antilles

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PropertyTypeValueUnitRankEmpirical methodDateComparison
Birth ratePopulation property14.05Per 1000 Inhabitants150Estimation2010Birth rate
Death ratePopulation property6.54Per 1000 Inhabitants150Estimation2010Death rate
Infant Mortality RateHealth property8.83Per 1000 Live Births158Estimation2010Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at BirthPopulation property76.86Years65Estimation2010Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration RatePopulation property-0.39Per 1000 Inhabitants105Estimation2010Net Migration Rate
Population growth ratePopulation property0.71Percent141Estimation2010Population growth rate
Total Fertility RatePopulation property1.97Born per Woman131Estimation2010Total Fertility Rate
Electricity productionEconomic property1220Gigawatt hour143EstimationElectricity production
Natural gas consumptionEconomic property01 Mil. Cubic metre142EstimationNatural gas consumption
Natural gas productionEconomic property01 Mil. Cubic metre155EstimationNatural gas production
GDP growth rateEconomic property1.00Percent97EstimationGDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)Economic property16000Dollar71EstimationGDP - per capita (PPP)
GDPEconomic property2800Million dollar174EstimationGDP
Inflation rateEconomic property2.10Percent73EstimationInflation rate
Oil consumptionEconomic property711000 Barrel per day90EstimationOil consumption
Oil productionEconomic property01000 Barrel per day153EstimationOil production
Unemployment rateEconomic property15.50Percent155EstimationUnemployment rate
AreaGeo property800Square kilometer187Area
Population sizePopulation property228693183Population size
Organisation / GroupAimstatus
Caribbean Community and Common Marketto promote economic integration and development, especially among the less developed countriesobserver
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organizationto promote cooperation in education, science, and cultureassociate
World Tourism Organizationto promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peaceassociate
Financial Action Task Forceto develop and promote policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing
International Labor Organizationto deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fundto promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Police Organizationto promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committeeto promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
Universal Postal Unionto promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organizationto promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Meteorological Organizationto sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency

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Description

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 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, called Saint Martin, is an overseas collectivity of France.

Government type

parliamentary

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)

Natural Resources

phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only)

Export commodities

petroleum products