🌍 Geography
Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
180 km²
Land Area
180 km²
Water Area
N/A km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
N/A km
Coastline
68.5 km
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: flat with a few hills; scant vegetation
Climate: tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
N/Am
Natural Resources
NEGL; white sandy beaches foster tourism
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
125,063
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
1.08%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
40.9 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
11.6 per 1,000
Death Rate
8.8 per 1,000
Major Urban Areas
- ORANJESTAD: 30,000 people
Languages
- Papiamento (official) (a creole language that mixes Portuguese (Official)
- Spanish
- Dutch
- English
- French
- African languages
- and Arawak) - 69.4%
- Spanish - 13.7%
- English (widely spoken) - 7.1%
- Dutch (official) (Official) - 6.1%
- Chinese - 1.5%
- other - 1.7%
- unspecified - 0.4%
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: null%, Female: null%)
💼 Economy
small, tourism-dependent, territorial-island economy; very high public debt; COVID-19 crippled economic activity; partial recovery underway via tourism, benefitting from its high amount of timeshare residences; considering reopening oil refinery
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
N/A
GDP (Official Rate)
$3.65 billion
GDP per Capita (PPP)
N/A
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
null%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
null%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
null%
Industry
11.4%
Services
78.3%
Major Industries
tourism, petroleum transshipment facilities, banking
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
parliamentary democracy; part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
National Anthem and Flag Day, 18 March (1976)
📈 Social Indicators
Education Expenditure
3.6% of GDP