Netherlands Antilles Travel

Netherlands Antilles travel and tourism information & guide on vacation spots and destinations in Netherlands Antilles. The Netherlands Antilles, is a self-governing federation of five Caribbean islands, excluding Aruba, which gained independence in 1986. The population is 207,333 and the majority of the population resides on two islands. The federation is governed by a prime minister and a council of ministers responsible to the legislature. Tourism is the major employer, outside the public sector. Oil is the principal industrial activity. Natural resources are phosphates and salt. Aloes, sorghum, groundnuts, beans, and tropical fruit are grown. The inhabitants are descendants of Indian, Dutch, Portuguese, Jews, and former African slaves. The links included herein relate specifically to travel and tourism in the Netherlands Antilles.