Guide to Bonaire
Must See Bonaire
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At a glance
This small, arid boomerang of an island is a divers' paradise. Skeptical? Read the license plate on your rental car, pal. This isn't just tourist-bureau puffery either: Bonaire really does have some of the best diving in the region, most of it within the Marine Park encircling its shore.
Fast Facts
- Full name:
- Bonaire
- Area:
- 285 sq km / 111 sq miles
- Population:
- 13,000
- Time Zone:
- GMT/UTC -4 (Greenwich Mean Time)
- Language:
- Dutch (official)
Papiamento (other)
English (other)
Spanish; Castilian (other)
- Religion:
- Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish
- Currency:
- Netherlands Antilles Guilder
- Electricity:
- 110-130V 50Hz
- Electric plug details:
- European plug with two circular metal pins
- American-style plug with two perpendicular flat blades above a circular grounding pin
- American-style plug with two perpendicular flat blades above a circular grounding pin