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.

## People

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.

## Infobox (dependency)

- **name**: Curaçao
- **native name**: _Kòrsou_
- **settlement type**: Kingdom of the Netherlands, Constituent country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- **official name**: Country of Curaçao

- **image flag**: Flag of Curaçao.svg
- **flag size**: 125px
- **flag link**: Flag of Curaçao
- **image seal**: Coat of arms of Curaçao.svg
- **seal size**: 85px
- **seal type**: Coat of arms
- **seal link**: Coat of arms of Curaçao
- **anthem**: "Himno di Kòrsou"
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- **image map**: Curacao in its region.svg
- **map alt**: Location of Curaçao
- **map caption**: Location of Curaçao (circled in red)
- **mapsize**: 290px
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, State
- **subdivision name**: Kingdom of the Netherlands
- **established title**: Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Before separation
- **established date**: Netherlands Antilles
- **established title2**: Country status
- **established date2**: 10 October 2010
- **demonym**: Dutch people, Dutch
- **capital**: Willemstad
- **largest city**: capital
- **ethnic groups**: 75.4% Curaçao
9% Dutch people, Dutch
3.6% Republic Dominican, Dominican
3% Colombians, Colombian
1.2% Haitians, Haitian
1.2% Surinamese people, Surinamese
1.1% Venezuelans, Venezuelan
1.1% Aruban
0.9% unspecified
6% other
- **ethnic groups year**: 2018
- **government type**: Parliamentary system, Parliamentary representative democracy within a constitutional monarchy
- **leader title1**: Monarchy of the Netherlands, Monarch
- **leader name1**: Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander
- **leader title2**: Governor of Curaçao, Governor
- **leader name2**: Lucille George-Wout
- **leader title3**: Prime Minister of Curaçao, Prime Minister
- **leader name3**: Eugene Rhuggenaath
- **legislature**: Estates of Curaçao
- **area km2**: 444
- **elevation max m**: 375
- **population estimate**: 163,424
- **population estimate year**: 1 January 2019
- **population estimate rank**: 190th
- **population density km2**: 358
- **gdp ppp**: US$4.2 billion
- **gdp ppp year**: 2012
- **gdp ppp rank**: 184th
- **gdp ppp per capita**: $25,771
- **gdp ppp per capita rank**: 46th
- **gdp nominal**: US$3.2 billion
- **gdp nominal year**: 2019
- **gdp nominal rank**: 149th
- **gdp nominal per capita**: $19,414
- **gdp nominal per capita rank**: 27th
- **hdi**: 0.811
- **hdi year**: 2012
- **currency**: Netherlands Antillean guilder
- **currency code**: ANG
- **timezone**: Atlantic Time Zone, AST
- **utc offset**: -4:00
- **electricity**: 127 V–50 Hz
- **drives on**: right
- **calling code**: Telephone numbers in Curaçao and the Caribbean Netherlands, +5999
- **cctld**: .cw