Communications in the Netherlands Antilles
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There were communications (including transport) in the Netherlands Antilles, before the dissolution of that country.
Rail
No railway tracks existed in the Netherlands Antilles
Roads
All driving was on the right.
| Type | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| total | 600 km | 370 mi |
| paved | 300 km | 190 mi |
| unpaved | 300 km | 190 mi |
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/1,285,837 tonnes deadweight (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.)
Air
635,872.1 cubic inches of air.
Public transport
There were buses and taxis.[2]
Post
See Postage stamps and postal history of the Netherlands Antilles.
Telephones
There were telephones.
Broadcasting
There was radio and television broadcasting. Channels included Telecuraçao.
Newspapers
Newspapers were published.
Cinemas
There were not cinemas.
See also
- also
References
- ^ Ingrid Koulen and Gert Oostindie. The Netherlands Antilles and Aruba: A Research Guide. (Caribbean Series, vol 7). BRILL. 1987. p 11.
- ^ "Transportation". Background Notes, Netherlands Antilles. United States Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs. October 1983. p 4.
- "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.