Communications in the Netherlands Antilles

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There were communications (including transport) in the Netherlands Antilles before the dissolution of the country.

Roads

All driving was on the right.

Highways (1992 est.)
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Sea

Ports and harbours

Fort Bay (Saba), Kralendijk (Bonaire), Philipsburg (Saint Martin), Willemstad (Curaçao)

There was a Curaçaon Dock Company.[1]

Merchant marine

total
110 ships (1,000 GT or over) totaling 1,028,910 GT/Template:DWT
ships by type
bulk 2, cargo 27, chemical tanker 2, combination ore/oil 3, container 16, liquified gas 4, multi-functional large load carrier 18, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 5, refrigerated cargo 26, roll-on/roll-off 6 (1999 est.)
note
a flag of convenience registry; includes ships of 2 countries: Belgium owns 9 ships, Germany 1 (1998 est.)

Public transport

There were buses and taxis.[2]

Post

See Postage stamps and postal history of the Netherlands Antilles.

Telephones

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Broadcasting

There was radio and television broadcasting, channels included Telecuraçao.

References

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  1. ↑ Ingrid Koulen and Gert Oostindie. The Netherlands Antilles and Aruba: A Research Guide. (Caribbean Series, vol 7). BRILL. 1987. p 11.
  2. ↑ "Transportation". Background Notes, Netherlands Antilles. United States Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs. October 1983. p 4.

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  • "Communications" in "The Netherlands Antilles" The Statesman's Year-Book 1985-86. pp 894 & 895. The Statesman's Year-Book 1988-89. p 902. The Statesman's Year-Book 1990-91. p 915. The Statesman's Year Book: 1992-93. pp 1004 & 1005. The Statesman's Year-Book 1993–1994. pp 1004 & 1005.
    • "Shipping" and "Roads" and "Post and Broadcasting". The Statesman's Year-Book 1975-76. p 1184.
    • "Shipping" and "Roads" and "Post". The Statesman's Year-Book 1969-70. p 1186. The Statesman's Year-Book 1974-75. p 1180.
    • See also other annual editions of this book.
  • Willem van de Poll. The Netherlands Antilles. W van Hoeve. 1960. p 10.
  • "Harbour Statistics" and "Transport and Communication". Statistical Yearbook of the Netherlands Antilles 2006-2007.
  • "Port of Willemstad". Strategies for Global and Regional Ports: The Case of Caribbean Container and Cruise Ports. Springer Science+Business Media. 1998. pp 122 to 128.

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