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     NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
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The Netherlands Antilles
consists of two very different
island groups - Curacao and
Bonaire, off the coast of
Venezuela, and Saba, St.
Eustacius and the southern
part of St. Maarten, at the
northern end of the Leeward
Islands, some 800km away. The
economy is buoyed by tourism,
offshore banking and the
refining of oil from
Venezuela.

Area (Sq. Km.): 993

Population: 189,000

Capital: Willemstad

Language:
Dutch

Religion:
Roman Catholic

Government Type:
Self-governing Dutch Territory

Currency: ?

Embassy:
Represented by Netherlands

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Foreign Office Advice:

Normal care and precautions
should be taken.

For more information ring:

 Foreign Office Travel Unit

       0171-270-4129