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General Resources : Netherlands Antilles

In addition to Lambros Comitas' work [The Complete Caribbeana, 1900-1975: A Bibliographic Guide to the Scholarly Literature. (Millwood, NY: KTO Press, Research Institute for the Study of Man) 4 vols, 2193 pages, 1977.], the most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning the Netherlands Antilles is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.  

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CIA - The World Factbook -- Netherlands Antilles  (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ nt.html)
Contains maps and factual information about the geography, population, government organization and other facts about the Netherlands Antilles. These are Dutch and Papiamento-speaking islands containing a population of mostly Dutch, African and Amerindian origins. In English.

Country profile.  (http://db.eiu.com/report%5Flist.asp?deliveryKey=CPAN&title=Country+Profile+Netherlands+Antilles)
Provides the historical context behind current economic and political events. Analyses the infrastructure and major industrial sectors of the economy. Includes a map and tables of economic data covering the previous five years.

Netherland Antillles at a Glance  (http://www.worldbank.org/data/countrydata/aag/ant%5Faag.pdf)
The World Bank Group provides a comparative chart of economic trends in the Netherland Antilles. The chart features data for such areas as prices and government finance, trade, and balance of payments. The data is primarily for the years 1980, 1990, 1999, and 2000. The World Bank Group also offers statistics for the year 2000 related to poverty and social trends in the islands compared to those of other high-income areas as a whole. The information is available in PDF format.

Netherlands Antilles: Country Profile  (http://www.worldinformation.com/World/Camerica/Netherlands%5FAntilles/profile.asp?country=599)
World of Information presents a profile of the Netherlands Antilles, part of the Kingdom of The Netherlands. This profile provides information on such topics as the area's history, political structure, population, main languages, media, economy, agricultural production, and more. World of Information includes current foreign exchange rates for the Netherlands Antillian guilder.

NetherlandsAntilles.com: the online gateway to the Netherlands Antilles  (http://www.netherlandsantilles.com)
The site compiles basic information about the islands that comprise the Netherlands Antilles (Nederlandse Antillen), a dependency of the Netherlands. The following islands are part of this entity: Curaçao, Saba, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (the Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin). One finds here information about travel, ecology, weather, and other useful facts. In English.

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