Population: 183,076 (July 1989), growth rate 0.2% (1989)

Birth rate: 18 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: - 11 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 9 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 74 years male, 79 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 2.0 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Netherlands Antillean(s); adjective--Netherlands Antillean

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

Religion: predominantly Roman Catholic; Protestant, Jewish, Seventh-Day Adventist

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

Literacy: 95%

Labor force: 89,000; 65% government, 28% industry and commerce (1983)

Organized labor: 60-70% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Netherlands Antilles on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Netherlands Antilles People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Netherlands Antilles People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.