_#_Diplomatic representation: as an autonomous part of the Netherlands, Netherlands Antillean interests in the US are represented by the Netherlands;
US—Consul General Sharon P. WILKINSON; Consulate General at
Sint Anna Boulevard 19, Willemstad, Curacao (mailing address P. O.
Box 158, Willemstad, Curacao); telephone [599] (9) 613066
_#_Flag: white with a horizontal blue stripe in the center superimposed on a vertical red band also centered; five white five-pointed stars are arranged in an oval pattern in the center of the blue band; the five stars represent the five main islands of Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten
_*Economy #_Overview: Tourism, petroleum refining, and offshore finance are the mainstays of the economy. The islands enjoy a high per capita income and a well-developed infrastructure compared with other countries in the region. Unlike many Latin American countries, the Netherlands Antilles has avoided large international debt. Almost all consumer and capital goods are imported, with the US being the major supplier.
_#_GDP: $1.0 billion, per capita $5,500; real growth rate 3% (1988 est.)
_#_Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.9% (1989)
_#_Unemployment rate: 20% (1988)
_#_Budget: revenues $454 million; expenditures $525 million, including capital expenditures of $42 million (1989 est.)
_#_Exports: $959 million (f.o.b., 1988);
commodities—petroleum products 98%;