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Name: CIA World Fact Book, 2004 — Netherlands Antilles
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CIA World Fact Book, 2004 — Netherlands Antilles (2004)

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“CIA World Fact Book, 2004 — Netherlands Antilles”, published in 2004, is a work by United States. Central Intelligence Agency. It explores elements such as Sint Maarten, Curacao and Caribbean.

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United States. Central Intelligence Agency, CIA World Fact Book, 2004 — Netherlands Antilles (2004)

“ 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 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 ”

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United States. Central Intelligence Agency, CIA World Fact Book, 2004 — Netherlands Antilles (2004)

“ Irrigated land: NA sq km Natural hazards: Curacao and Bonaire are south of Caribbean hurricane belt and are rarely threatened; Sint Maarten, Saba, and Sint Eustatius are subject to hurricanes from July to October Environment - current issues: NA Geography - note: the five islands of the Netherlands Antilles are divided geographically into the Leeward Islands (northern) group (Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten) and the Windward Islands (southern) group (Bonaire and Curacao)
People Netherlands Antilles Population: 218,126 (July 2004 est.) ”

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“ Although GDP has declined or grown slightly in each of the past seven years, the islands enjoy a high per capita income and a well-developed infrastructure compared with other countries in the region. ”

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“ Agriculture - products: aloes, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical fruit Industries: tourism (Curacao, Sint Maarten, and Bonaire) , petroleum refining (Curacao) , petroleum transshipment facilities (Curacao and Bonaire) , light manufacturing (Curacao) Industrial production growth rate: NA Electricity - production: 1.061 billion kWh (2001) Electricity - consumption: 986.8 million kWh (2001) Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2001) Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2001) Oil - production: 0 bbl/day (2001 est.) ”

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“ Almost all consumer and capital goods are imported, the US and Mexico being the major suppliers. Poor soils and inadequate water supplies hamper the development of agriculture. Budgetary problems hamper reform of the health and pension systems of an aging population. ”

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“ Willemstad Administrative divisions: none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
note: each island has its own government Independence: none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) National holiday: Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA in 1909 and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX in 1980) , 30 April Constitution: 29 December 1954, Statute of the Realm of the Netherlands, as amended Legal system: based on Dutch civil law system with some English common law influence Suffrage: 18 years of age ”

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United States. Central Intelligence Agency, CIA World Fact Book, 2004 — Netherlands Antilles (2004)

“ Kralendijk, Philipsburg, Willemstad Merchant marine: total: 162 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,317,007 GRT/1,668,499 DWT
registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)
foreign-owned: Belgium 3, Denmark 1, Germany 57, Monaco 4, Netherlands 70, New Zealand 1, Norway 5, Peru 1, Spain 1, Sweden 5, Turkey 2, United Kingdom 6
by type: bulk 4, cargo 59, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 3, container 28, liquefied gas 6, multi-functional large load carrier 22, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 28, roll on/roll off 7, specialized tanker 1 Airports: 5 (2003 est.) ”

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