Vietnam

Vietnam is a developing, mainly agrarian country that is moving from a centrally-planned economy to a market economy.  Vietnam remains a one-party state, however, in which the Government of Vietnam is subordinate to the political control of the Communist Party of...

Turks and Caicos Islands

The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCIS) are a British Overseas Territory comprising a small archipelago of eight major islands in two groups, with numerous uninhabited keys. They form the southeastern extremity of the Bahamas chain and lie 90 miles north of Haiti and the...

Curacao

Curaçao is a semi-autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The economy is well-developed and tourist facilities are widely available. Tourism and the financial services sector have been the mainstays of Curaçao economy since the 1970s. Read the Department of...

Aruba

Aruba is a semi-autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The economy is well-developed and tourist facilities are widely available. Read the Department of State Fact Sheet on Aruba for additional information.All U.S. citizens must have a U.S. passport for...

Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba

The three “BES” islands of Bonaire, St. Eustatius (or “Statia”) and Saba comprise the Caribbean portion of the Netherlands. These special overseas municipalities of The Netherlands are also part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The economies of the BES islands are...