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Travel Home > Directory > Destinations > North America > Caribbean > Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles. Pop - 183,000. Area - 800 km². Capital - Willemstad. Largest City – Willemstad. Currency – Netherlands Antillean Guilder. Language – English, Papiamentu and Dutch. Main Religions – Roman Catholic. Time Zone – GMT - 4 hours. Main Airport – Hato International Airport CUR. Climate – tropical climate. Voltage guide 127V. Dialing code 599. The Netherlands Antilles are made up of two groups of islands in the Caribbean: Curaçao and Bonaire, just off the Venezuelan coast, and Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten, located southeast of the Virgin Islands. As the name infers the islands are connected to the Netherlands. This tie goes back to the 17th century when the islands were conquered by the Dutch West India Company and were used as military outposts and trade bases. The topography of the islands consists of hilly, volcanic terrain. The highest point is Mount Scenery, 862 metres (2,828 ft), on Saba (also the highest point in all the Kingdom of the Netherlands), no doubt a good pub quiz question. The economy is made up of oil refinement, petroleum shipment, offshore finance, and tourism. An event well worth seeing is the holiday of Carnival with lots of festivities including "jump-up" parades with beautifully colored costumes, floats, and live bands as well as beauty contests and other competitions.
Netherlands Antilles Hotels Accommodation Travel and Flights Curacao Willemstad Bonaire Sint Eustatius Saba and Sint Maarten in Netherlands Antilles Travel and Tourism.
Curaçao is an island in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea off the north coast of Venezuela. The island is the largest and most populous of the three so-called ABC islands (for Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao) of the Lesser Antilles — specifically the Leeward Antilles — and is currently part of the Netherlands Antilles, a self-governing part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Curaçao's capital is Willemstad.
Hato International Airport or Curaçao International Airport (IATA: CUR, ICAO: TNCC) is the airport of Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. It has services to the Caribbean Region, nearby South American cities, North America and Europe. Hato Airport is a fairly large facility, with the longest runway in the Caribbean region.
The Netherlands Antilles, previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, is part of the Lesser Antilles and consists of two groups of islands in the Caribbean Sea: Curaçao and Bonaire, just off the Venezuelan coast, and Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten, located southeast of the Virgin Islands. The islands form an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Willemstad is the territorial capital of the Netherlands Antilles. Located on the island of Curaçao, it has an estimated population of 125,000. The city consists of two quarters: Punda and Otrobanda. They are separated by the St. Anna bay, an inlet that leads into the large natural harbour called the 'Schottegat'.
Bonaire is an island in the Netherlands Antilles, and as such, is a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Together with Aruba and Curaçao it forms a group referred to as the ABC islands of the Leeward Antilles, the southern island chain of the Lesser Antilles. While Papiamentu, Spanish, and English are commonly spoken, the official language is Dutch.
