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Nederlandse Antillen
Antias Hulandes

Netherlands Antilles

1954 – 2008
 

 

 

Flag Coat of arms
Flag Coat of arms
Motto
Libertate unanimus
(Latin: "Unified by freedom")
Anthem
Anthem without a title
Location of Netherlands Antilles
Capital Willemstad
Language(s) Dutch, English, Papiamento
Government Constitutional monarchy
Monarch
 - 1954-1980 Juliana
 - 1980-2008 Beatrix
Governor
 - 1954-1956 (first) Teun Struycken
 - 2002-2008 (last) Frits Goedgedrag
Prime minister
 - 1968-1969 (first) Ciro Domenico Kroon
 - 2006-2008 (last) Emily de Jongh-Elhage
History
 - Charter of the Kingdom 15 December, 1954
 - Secession of Aruba 1986-01-01
 - Disestablished 15 December, 2008
Area
 - 1954 993 km² (383 sq mi)
 - 2005 800 km² (309 sq mi)
Population
 - 2005 est. 183,000 
     Density 228.8 /km²  (592.5 /sq mi)
Currency Netherlands Antillean gulden
Nederlandse Antillen
Netherlands Antilles
Flag of Netherlands Antilles Coat of arms of Netherlands Antilles
Flag Coat of arms
MottoLibertate unanimus
(Latin: "Unified by freedom")
AnthemAnthem without a title
Location of Netherlands Antilles
Capital
(and largest city)
Willemstad
12°7′N, 68°56′W
Official languages Dutch, English, Papiamento
Government
 -  Monarch Beatrix
 -  Governor Frits Goedgedrag
 -  Prime minister Emily de Jongh-Elhage
constitutional monarchy part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 
Area
 -  Total 800 km² (184th)
309 sq mi 
 -  Water (%) Negligible
Population
 -  July 2005 estimate 183,000 (185th)
 -  Density 229/km² (51st)
593/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2003 estimate
 -  Total $ 2.45 billion (180th)
 -  Per capita $ 11,400 (2003 est.) (79th)
HDI (2003) n/a (unranked) (n/a)
Currency Netherlands Antillean gulden (ANG)
Time zone (UTC-4)
Internet TLD .an
Calling code +599