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People of Netherlands Antilles

Population:223,652 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 23.6% (male 27,020/female 25,726)
15-64 years: 67.4% (male 72,449/female 78,259)
65 years and over: 9% (male 8,243/female 11,955) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 33.1 years
male: 31.4 years
female: 34.8 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.777% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:14.56 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:6.39 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.926 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female
total population: 0.929 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 9.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.33 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 76.24 years
male: 73.96 years
female: 78.65 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.99 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths:NA
Nationality:noun: Dutch Antillean(s)
adjective: Dutch Antillean
Ethnic groups:mixed black 85%, other 15% (includes Carib Amerindian, white, East Asian)
Religions:Roman Catholic 72%, Pentecostal 4.9%, Protestant 3.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%, Methodist 2.9%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.7%, other Christian 4.2%, Jewish 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.2%, none 5.2% (2001 census)
Languages:Papiamento 65.4% (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect), English 15.9% (widely spoken), Dutch 7.3% (official), Spanish 6.1%, Creole 1.6%, other 1.9%, unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.7%
male: 96.7%
female: 96.8% (2003 est.)

Netherlands Antilles Quickstats

  • Population: 223,652 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 960 sq km
  • Density: 229 /km² (51st)
  • GDP (total): $ 2.45 billion (180th)
  • GDP (per capita): $ 11,400 (2003 est.) (79th)
  • Literacy: 96.7%

Languages of Netherlands Antilles

Useful to know

  • Currency: Netherlands Antillean gulden (ANG)
  • Dial code: +599

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Netherlands Antilles Internet

  • Usage: 2,000
  • Penetration: 1.1 %
  • Top Domain: .nt

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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