Exact population: 221,736 (July 2006 est.)

Literacy: Total population: 96.7%; male: 96.7%; female: 96.8%

Ethnicities: Mixed black 85%, Carib Amerindian, white, East Asian

Area: Total: 960 sq km; land: 960 sq km; water: 0 sq km; note: includes Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin)

Land boundaries: Total: 10.2 km; border countries: Guadeloupe (Saint-Martin) 10.2 km

Terrain: Generally hilly, volcanic interiors

Extremes: Lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m; highest point: Mount Scenery 862 m

Imports: Venezuela 51.1%, US 21.9%, Netherlands 5% (2004)

Exports: US 20.4%, Panama 11.2%, Guatemala 8.8%, Haiti 7.1%, Bahamas, The 5.6%, Honduras 4.2% (2004)

Industries: Tourism (Curacao, Sint Maarten, and Bonaire), petroleum refining (Curacao), petroleum transshipment facilities (Curacao and Bonaire), light manufacturing (Curacao)

Source: CIA World Factbook