Island facts Boniare, Netherlands Antilles

The island is located outside the so-called hurricane belt and throughout the year the temperature varies between 81 to 93 degrees with a little rainfall, a warm north-east tradewind with a humidity of 76.5%. The average watertemperature is around 79 degrees.
Bonaire is in terms of area, after Curacao, the largest island of the Dutch Antilles, 24 miles long and 3-7 miles wide, a total of 112 sq. Miles, of which over 90% of the environment is in its natural state and uncultivated.
Kralendijk is the capital of Bonaire (map of Bonaire)
Highest point is Brandaris hill, 784 feet
Time zone: Atlantic Standard, 4 pm GMT (Greenwich mean time) behind and 5 hours
Estimated population: 14,000 ± (2007) with a workforce: ± 5000
Average monthly wage varies between the Naf. 1,500 - Naf. 2,000 --
Languages: Papiamento, Dutch, English and Spanish
Airport: Flamingo International Airport has a 10000 ft. Runway where daily flights from America and Europe such as KLM, American Airlines, Continental execute their flights (see airlift)
Bonaire is a small oasis of calm with no traffic lights, no highrise, no traffic jams and no disco or pushy street vendors
The Antillean Guilder is a stable currency, with a fixed exchange rate to the dollar at a rate of NAf. 1.78
Drinking water: from the tap and it is of excellent quality, distilled from seawater
Electricity: in general 127/120 VAC/50 cycles, but more 220-volt sockets are present
Limited medical care is available in the local hospital (including a decompression tank for divers)
Education: elementary school all the way through highschool

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Island facts Boniare, Netherlands Antilles

The island is located outside the so-called hurricane belt and throughout the year the temperature varies between 81 to 93 degrees with a little rainfall, a warm north-east tradewind with a humidity of 76.5%. The average watertemperature is around 79 degrees.

Bonaire is in terms of area, after Curacao, the largest island of the Dutch Antilles, 24 miles long and 3-7 miles wide, a total of 112 sq. Miles, of which over 90% of the environment is in its natural state and uncultivated.

Kralendijk is the capital of Bonaire (map of Bonaire)

Highest point is Brandaris hill, 784 feet

Time zone: Atlantic Standard, 4 pm GMT (Greenwich mean time) behind and 5 hours

Estimated population: 14,000 ± (2007) with a workforce: ± 5000

Average monthly wage varies between the Naf. 1,500 - Naf. 2,000 --

Languages: Papiamento, Dutch, English and Spanish

Airport: Flamingo International Airport has a 10000 ft. Runway where daily flights from America and Europe such as KLM, American Airlines, Continental execute their flights (see airlift)

Bonaire is a small oasis of calm with no traffic lights, no highrise, no traffic jams and no disco or pushy street vendors

The Antillean Guilder is a stable currency, with a fixed exchange rate to the dollar at a rate of NAf. 1.78

Drinking water: from the tap and it is of excellent quality, distilled from seawater Electricity: in general 127/120 VAC/50 cycles, but more 220-volt sockets are present

Limited medical care is available in the local hospital (including a decompression tank for divers)

Education: elementary school all the way through highschool

Drinking water: from the tap and it is of excellent quality, distilled from seawater
Electricity: in general 127/120 VAC/50 cycles, but more 220-volt sockets are present