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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.

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.

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