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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 northern portion is named Saint-Martin and is part of Guadeloupe, and its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles.
Country name: conventional short form: Netherlands Antilles
local long form: none
former: Curacao and Dependencies
local short form: Nederlandse Antillen
Capital: Willemstad
Languages: Dutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) predominates, English widely spoken, Spanish
Religions: Religions:
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Seventh-Day Adventist
The Netherlands Antilles & Aruba
The Ultimate Tourguide for the Dutch Caribbean. Where to wine, dine, dance, dive, drive and stay, both underwater and on the islands of the Dutch Caribbean: Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba.
The Daily Herald Newspaper Online
Caribbean News site. The complete newspaper is available for downloading. There's an option to subscribe and stay up to date with ALL the stories!
Map of Netherlands Antilles
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