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Netherlands Antilles

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Location

The Resume

    (December 29, 1954-October 10, 2010)
    Capital is Willemstad
    Part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
    Two island chains
    Bonaire and Curacao (north of Venezuela)
    Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten (east of the Virgin Islands)
    Sint Maarten is part of Saint Martin
    The five islands are a bit larger than five times the size of Washington, DC
    Population could fill four baseball stadiums

Why Netherlands Antilles might be annoying:

    Bonaire's natural resource is salt.
    The economy is dependant on tourism.
    Although the people enjoy a high per capita income, they are second to India in receiving aid from the Netherlands.
    It has been used for both money laundering and South American drugs headed to the U.S.
    Aruba at one time was part of Netherlands Antilles.

Why Netherlands Antilles might not be annoying:

    During the American revolution, they traded with the U.S. as revenge to the British, who tried to destroy St. Eustatius (1780).
    The people have a long life expectancy and one of the highest literacy rates for a primarily black nation.
    Although part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, they have full autonomy (1954).
    Each island has their own independent government.
    It is a large supplier of aloe.

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 24 Votes: 95.83% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 34 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 59 Votes: 49.15% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 93 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 182 Votes: 52.75% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 264 Votes: 46.21% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 550 Votes: 47.64% Annoying