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The Netherlands Antilles are two groups of islands, located in the Caribean. The most prosperous and biggest islands are these close to Venezuela: Bonaire and Curaçao, and are part of the leeward islands. East of Puerto Rico and the Virgin islands are the windward islands: St Maarten, Saba and St Eustatius.
Being a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the official language is Dutch. However, the most used language is papiamentu. The currency used is the antillean guilder, with a fixed exchangerate of 1 USD for 1,79 ANG. However, US dollars are widely accepted.
The islands have a tropical climate. The windward islands are subject to hurricanes, especially in the summer. Although Bonaire lies outside of the hurricane belt.
The capital of the Netherlands Antilles is Willemstad, on Curaçao. It's very famous for it's dutch-like houses in tropical colors on Punda.
Although the Netherlands Antilles are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it's not a part of the European Union. Also, some laws are different from the Netherlands. For example prostitution is not legalized on the Netherlands Antilles, and same-sex marriages are not possible.
The islands' economy depends mostly upon tourism, international financial services, international commerce and shipping and petroleum. On all the islands, the holiday of Carnival is, like in many Caribbean and Latin American countries, an important one.
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Being a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the official language is Dutch. However, the most used language is papiamentu. The currency used is the antillean guilder, with a fixed exchangerate of 1 USD for 1,79 ANG. However, US dollars are widely accepted.
The islands have a tropical climate. The windward islands are subject to hurricanes, especially in the summer. Although Bonaire lies outside of the hurricane belt.
The capital of the Netherlands Antilles is Willemstad, on Curaçao. It's very famous for it's dutch-like houses in tropical colors on Punda.
Although the Netherlands Antilles are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it's not a part of the European Union. Also, some laws are different from the Netherlands. For example prostitution is not legalized on the Netherlands Antilles, and same-sex marriages are not possible.
The islands' economy depends mostly upon tourism, international financial services, international commerce and shipping and petroleum. On all the islands, the holiday of Carnival is, like in many Caribbean and Latin American countries, an important one.
This description has been edited by 2 people.