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Name:
Bonaire
Note:
After the dissolution of the
Netherlands Antilles
on October 10, 2010, Bonaire is now a special municipality (officially "public body") of the Netherlands.
Capital City:
Kralendijk (3,061 pop.)
Bonaire Population:
(
2010 est.
)
World Populations
(all countries)
Currency:
US Dollar
(conversion rates)
One US Dollar
Ethnicity:
Africans (about 85%), Caribbean Indians, Dutch Europeans, Asians
GDP total:
$4.04 billion (
2009 est.
)
GDP per capita:
$19,000 (
2009 est.
)
Land Sizes
Language:
Dutch (official), Papiamento, English (
widely spoken
), Spanish, others
Largest Cities:
(
by population
) Kralendijk, Rincon
Name:
The name Bonaire (which means '
Good Air
') was modified by the early Spanish and Dutch from the Caiquetio word '
Bonay
.'
National Day:
September 6
Religion:
Baptist, Catholic, Protestant, others
Symbols
A popular way to travel through Bonaire
Moebiusuibeom
at
en.wikipedia
Kralendijk, Bonaire
Vvulto
at
en.wikipedia