Caribbean Netherlands
Special municipalities of the Netherlands
Local name:
Caribisch Nederland
Region:
Caribbean
Area:
322 km²
Geography
The Caribbean Netherlands are a group of islands in the Caribbean and were formerly part of the Netherlands Antilles. Today they are special municipalities and thus part of the Netherlands. Bonaire is the largest of the 3 islands after Sint Eustatius and Saba with just under 19000 inhabitants. The dwarf state has a total area of only 322 km² (124 mi²) and a total coastline of 399 km (247.9 mi). This land area is about 1.8 times the size of Washington, D.C. The Caribbean Netherlands are thus one of the smallest countries in the Americas by area and ranked 211st worldwide.The highest elevation in the country (Mount Scenery) is 877 meters. The Caribbean Netherlands have no direct neighbors.
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Current time in Caribbean Netherlands:
The countrywide time in Caribbean Netherlands is Atlantic Standard Time (AST).
As in many countries, there is no daylight savings time in Caribbean Netherlands.
Related to Greenwich Mean Time, there's the same difference of -4 hours all over the year.
Sunrise and sunset00:00
June 2023
The countrywide time in Caribbean Netherlands is Atlantic Standard Time (AST).
As in many countries, there is no daylight savings time in Caribbean Netherlands.
Related to Greenwich Mean Time, there's the same difference of -4 hours all over the year.
Population
Population:
24,548Population per km²:76.24
Currency
The currency in Caribbean Netherlands is the US dollar (USD).1 Dollar is divided into 100 Cents.
Status: 06/01/2023
1 Euro = 1.07 Dollars
1 Dollar = 0.93 Euro
1 Dollar = 0.93 Euro
Languages
Official language:
Dutch
| Mother tongue | Distribution |
|---|---|
| Papiamento | 74.7 % |
| Spanish | 11.8 % |
| Dutch | 8.8 % |
| English | 2.8 % |
| other | 1.9 % |
Religions
| Religion | Distribution |
|---|---|
| Lutherans | 16.0% |
| Roman Catholics | 68.0% |
| nondenominational | 12.0% |
| other | 4.0% |
Most important cities
| City | Island | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Kralendijk | Bonaire | 3,080 |
| Oranjestad | Sint Eustatius | 3,190 |
| The Bottom | Saba | 1,950 |
| Rincón | Bonaire | 1,500 |
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