68 (July 1996 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: NA
15-64 years: NA
65 years and over: NA

Population growth rate: 1.03% (1996 est.)

Birth rate: 15.98 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)

Death rate: 5.29 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
all ages: 0.96 male(s)/female (1996 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 8.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)

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
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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

Capital: Willemstad

Administrative divisions: none (part of the Dutch realm)

Independence: none (part of the Dutch realm)

National holiday: Queen's Day, 30 April (1938)

Constitution: 29 December 1954, Statute of the Realm of the
Netherlands, as amended

Legal system: based on Dutch civil law system, with some English
common law influence

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:
chief of state: Queen BEATRIX Wilhelmina Armgard (of the Netherlands
since 30 April 1980) is a constitutional monarch, represented by
Governor General Jaime SALEH (since NA October 1989), who was
appointed for a six-year term by the queen
head of government: Prime Minister Miguel POURIER (since 25 February
1994) was appointed by the Staten
cabinet: Council of Ministers was appointed by the Staten

Legislative branch: unicameral
Staten: elections last held 25 February 1994 (next to be held NA
March 1998); resu