Curaçao

Curaçao is an island country in the Caribbean Sea. It is one of the ABC islands and is just a short distance north of the Venezuelan Paraguaná Peninsula, and it forms a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Willemstad is the capital of Curaçao.

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Country of Curaçao Land Curaçaocode: nl is deprecated   (Dutch) Pais Kòrsoucode: pap is deprecated   (Papiamento)
Flag of Curaçao Flag Official seal of Curaçao Coat of arms
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Location of Curaçao (circled in red) Location of Curaçao (circled in red)
State	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Before separation	Netherlands Antilles
Country status	10 October 2010
Capital and largest city	Willemstad 12°7′N 68°56′W
Official languages	Papiamentu Dutch English Spanish
Common languages	Portuguese French Haitian Creole
Ethnic groups (2018)	75.4% Curaçao 9% Dutch 3.6% Dominican 3% Colombian 1.2% Haitian 1.2% Surinamese 1.1% Venezuelan 1.1% Aruban 0.9% unspecified 6% other
Demonym(s)	Dutch
Government	Parliamentary representative democracy within a constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Willem-Alexander
• Governor	Lucille George-Wout
• Prime Minister	Eugene Rhuggenaath
Legislature	Estates of Curaçao
Area
• Total	444 km2 (171 sq mi)
Highest elevation	375 m (1,230 ft)
Population
• 1 January 2019 estimate	163,424 (190th)
• Density	358/km2 (927.2/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2012 estimate
• Total	US$4.2 billion (184th)
• Per capita	$25,771 (46th)
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	US$3.2 billion (149th)
• Per capita	$19,414 (27th)
HDI (2012)	0.811 very high
Currency	Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG)
Time zone	UTC-4:00 (AST)
Mains electricity	127 V–50 Hz
Driving side	right
Calling code	+5999
ISO 3166 code	CW NL-CW
Internet TLD	.cw

People

File:The colorful buildings of the Handelskade in Willemstad, Curaçao.jpg

Handelskade in Willemstad, Curaçao

The largest ethnic group belongs to the Afro-Caribbean group with about 85% of the entire population (also includes mulattos). The remaining 15% are people of mainly European (mainly Dutch) descent, but there are also Indonesians, Colombians, Venezuelans, and others.

Languages

Papiamentu, Dutch, and English are the three official languages of Curaçao. Papiamentu is by far the most spoken language while sizable minorities speak the other two official languages.

Climate

Curaçao has a tropical climate. The temperatures are usually constant. The trade winds bring cool breeze during the day and the same trade winds bring warmth during the night. The coolest month is January with an average of 26°C in temperature and the warmest month is September with an average temperature of 28.9 °C (84 °F). The year's average maximum temperature is 31°C. The year's average minimum temperature is about 25°C.

The island broke off from the Netherlands Antilles in 2010. It has a very long history set all the way back to the 1800s.

Curaçao Media

• Curacaoanthem.ogg

  Curacaoanthem

• United States Navy Band - Het Wilhelmus (tempo corrected).ogg

  United States Navy Band - Het Wilhelmus (tempo corrected)

• 1562 Americae-Gutierrez map 10hrs-inn Sth-Florida-Cuba-Spagnola-Benezuela-to-Lesser-Antilles.jpg

  Map from 1562 with Curaçao indicated as Qúracao

• Curaçao1836.png

  Map of Curaçao in 1836.

• Curacao, 1807 RCIN 735132 (cropped).jpg

  Royal Navy warships under Charles Brisbane capturing Curaçao on January 1, 1807

• Curaçao,BroadStreet

• The colorful buildings of the Handelskade in Willemstad, Curaçao.jpg

  The colorful buildings of the Handelskade in Willemstad, Curaçao

• Dutch soldier, 1969 Curaçao uprising.png

  A Dutch soldier on patrol in Willemstad following the 1969 riots

• Curacao Dushi (34800928041).jpg

  Aerial view of the coast of Curaçao

• Curaçao2021OSM.png

  Enlargeable, detailed map of Curaçao