Travel Alert Status
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Time Difference
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Travel Climate
Tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
Travel Currency
1.79
Languages
Dutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English dialect), English (widely spoken), Spanish
Ethnic Groups
Mixed white/Caribbean Amerindian 80%
National Holiday
National Anthem and Flag Day, 18 March (1976)
Geographic Coordinates
12 30 N, 69 58 W
Location
The Caribbean, an island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
Airports
1