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Brief History. In the 17th century, the islands were conquered by the Dutch West India Company and were used as bases for slave trade. Only in 1863 was slavery abolished. In 1954, the islands were promoted from colony to a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as an associated state within a federacy. The island of Aruba was part of the Netherlands Antilles until 1986, when it was granted a "status apart", and became a separate part of the kingdom. Some of the other islands have indicated that they wish to obtain the same status, but no agreements on this have yet been reached. Other options sometimes considered are independence or together becoming a province of the Netherlands.

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Country Information

Local name: Nederlandse Antillen

Capital: Willemstad (on Curacao)

Population: 221,736

Government: parliamentary

Currency: Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG)

Land size: 960 sq km

Topography: generally hilly, volcanic interiors

Typical foods:

Major exports: petroleum products

Information on the People

Official language: Dutch 7.3%

Other languages spoken: Papiamento 65.4%, English 15.9%, Spanish 6.1%, Creole 1.6%, other 1.9%

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%

Literacy rate: 96.7%

Male/Female Ratio: 0.93 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 76.03 years

Ethnic groups: mixed black 85%, Carib Amerindian, white, East Asian

Internet users: 2,000

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