Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.06 years male: 74.78 years female: 79.46 years (1996 est.)
Nationality: noun: Netherlands Antillean(s) adjective: Netherlands Antillean
Ethnic divisions: mixed African 85%, Carib Indian, European,
Latin, Oriental
Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Seventh-Day
Adventist
Languages: Dutch (official), Papiamento a
Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect predominates, English
widely spoken, Spanish
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1981 est.)
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 99%
Government —————
Name of country: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Netherlands Antilles local long form: none local short form: Nederlandse Antillen
Data code: NT
Type of government: part of the Dutch realm; full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 1954