Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Curacao
Curaçao Kòrsou | |
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| Country of Curaçao Land Curaçao (Dutch) Pais Kòrsou (Papiamento) | |
| Anthem: "Himno di Kòrsou" (English: "Anthem of Curaçao") | |
 Location of Curaçao (circled in red) | |
| Sovereign 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 / 12.117°N 68.933°W |
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| 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[2] |
| Demonym(s) | Curaçaoan |
| Government | Parliamentary representative democracy within a constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
• Governor | Lucille George-Wout |
• Speaker | Charetti America-Francisca |
| Gilmar Pisas | |
| Legislature | Parliament of Curaçao |
| Area | |
• Total | 444[3] km2 (171 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 375 m (1,230 ft) |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 155,000[4] (190th) |
• Density | 349.13/km2 (904.2/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2021[5] estimate |
• Total | $5.5 billion (184th) |
• Per capita | $35,484 (45th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
• Total | $3.5 billion[4] (149th) |
• Per capita | $22,581 (40th) |
| HDI (2012) | 0.811[6] very high |
| Currency | Netherlands Antillean guilder (US dollar also available) (ANG) |
| Time zone | UTC-4:00 (AST) |
| Mains electricity | 127 V–50 Hz |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +5999 |
| ISO 3166 code | |
| Internet TLD | .cw |
Curacao
Curaçao, officially the Country of Curaçao, is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about 65 km (40 mi) north of the Venezuelan coast. It is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Together with Aruba and Bonaire, it forms the ABC islands. Collectively, Curaçao, Aruba, and other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean.