About CURAÇAO
Curaçao,[a] officially the Country of Curaçao,[b] is a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is an island country located in the southern Caribbean Sea, specifically the Dutch Caribbean region, about 65 km (40 mi) north of Venezuela and 80 km (50 mi) southeast of Aruba. Curaçao includes the main island of Curaçao, and the much smaller, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao ("Little Curaçao").[1]
Country of Curaçao
Pais Kòrsou (Papiamento)
Land Curaçao (Dutch)
Constituent country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Flag of Country of Curaçao
Flag Official seal of Country of Curaçao
Coat of arms
Anthem: Himno di Kòrsou (Papiamento)
(English: "Anthem of Curaçao")
Duration: 1 minute and 34 seconds.1:34
Royal anthem: Wilhelmus (Dutch)
Duration: 1 minute and 5 seconds.1:05
Location of Curaçao
Location of Curaçao (circled in red)
Sovereign state
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Country status
10 October 2010
Capital
and largest city
Willemstad
12°6′18″N 68°56′6″W
Official languages
PapiamentuDutchEnglish[1]
Ethnic groups (2018)
75.4% Curaçaoans
9% Dutch
3.6% Dominican
3% Colombian
1.2% Haitian
1.2% Surinamese
1.1% Venezuelan
1.1% Aruban
0.9% unspecified
6% other[1]
Religion
90% Christianity
73% Catholic
18.5% total Protestant
6.6% Pentecostal
3.2% Protestant
3% Seventh-day Adventist
3.2% Evangelical
0.8% Jehovah's Witnesses
1.7% Other Christian
6% No religion
2% Hinduism
0.5% Islam
0.2% Judaism
0.8% Other
0.6% Not stated
Demonym(s)
CuraçaoanDutch
Government
Parliamentary representative democracy within a constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Willem-Alexander
• Governor
Mauritsz de Kort
• Speaker
Fergino Brownbill
• Prime Minister
Gilmar Pisas
Legislature
Parliament of Curaçao
Area
• Total
444[2] km2 (171 sq mi) (181st)
Highest elevation
372 m (1,220 ft)
Population
• 2023 census
155,826[3]
• Density
349.13/km2 (904.2/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
2021[4] estimate
• Total
$5.5 billion (184th)
• Per capita
$35,484 (45th)
GDP (nominal)
2024 estimate
• Total
$3.5 billion[5]
• Pe
