Netherlands Antilles People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population 236,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 0.3%

Nationality: noun—Netherlands Antill-ean(s\ adjective—Netherlands Antillean

Ethnic divisions: 85% mixed African; remainder Carib Indian, European, Latin, and Oriental

Religion: predominantly Roman Catholic;

Protestant, Jewish, Adventist

Language: Dutch (official); Papiamento, a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect predominates; English widely spoken; Spanish

Literacy: 95%

Labor force: 89,000(1983); 65% government, 28% industry and commerce, 1.5% agriculture; unemployment about 16% on

Curacao and about 10% on Aruba Π984 est.)

Organized labor: 60-70% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Netherlands Antilles on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Netherlands Antilles 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Netherlands Antilles 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.