curacao

Curaçao, officially the Country of Curaçao, is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located in the southern Caribbean Sea, about 65 km north of Venezuela. Curaçao includes the main island of Curaçao and the much smaller, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao. Curaçao has a population of 158,665, with an area of 444 km² ; its cap…
Curaçao, officially the Country of Curaçao, is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located in the southern Caribbean Sea, about 65 km north of Venezuela. Curaçao includes the main island of Curaçao and the much smaller, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao. Curaçao has a population of 158,665, with an area of 444 km² ; its capital is Willemstad. Together with Aruba and Bonaire, Curaçao forms the ABC islands. Collectively, Curaçao, Aruba, and other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean. It is the largest of the ABC islands in terms of area, as well as in terms of population, and is the largest of the six Dutch Caribbean islands.
  • Official languages: Papiamentu · Dutch · English
  • Government: Parliamentary representative democracy within a constitutional monarchy
  • Legislature: Parliament of Curaçao
  • Highest elevation: 372 m (1,220 ft)
  • Currency: Caribbean guilder · Netherlands Antillean guilder (ƒ)
  • Country status: 10 October 2010
  • Capital and largest city: Willemstad
Data from: en.wikipedia.org