Netherlands Antilles: Facts & Stats

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Also Known As	Papiamentu • Antianan Hulandes • Nederlandse Antillen
Head Of Government	Prime Minister
Capital	Willemstad
Population	(2010 est.) 204,000
Head Of State	Dutch Monarch represented by Governor
Official Languages	Dutch; Papiamentu²; English
Official Religion	none
Official Name	Nederlandse Antillen (Dutch); Antianan Hulandes (Papiamentu); Netherlands Antilles (English)
Total Area (Sq Km)	800
Total Area (Sq Mi)	308
Monetary Unit	Netherlands Antillean guilder (NAf.)
Political Status	nonmetropolitan territory of the Netherlands with one legislative house (Staten, or Parliament [22])¹
¹The dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles occurred on Oct. 10, 2010. As of that date, Curaçao and Sint Maarten became separate autonomous states of the Netherlands and Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius were directly integrated into the Netherlands.²From 2007.