Curaçao
Curaçao (Dutch: Curaçao, ; Papiamento: Kòrsou) is an island in the soothren Caribbean Sea, aff the Venezuelan coast.
The Kintra o Curaçao (Dutch: Land Curaçao; Papiamento: Pais Kòrsou), which includes the main island plus the smaa, uninhabitit island o Klein Curaçao ("Little Curaçao"), is a constituent kintra o the Kinrick o the Netherlands. It haes a population o ower 140,000 on an aurie o 444 km2 (171 sq mi) an its caipital is Willemstad.
Kintra o Curaçao | |
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| Caipital and largest city | Willemstad 12°7′N 68°56′W / 12.117°N 68.933°W |
| Offeecial leids | |
| Demonym(s) | Curaçaoan |
| Govrenment | Unitary pairlamentary representative democracy unner constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
• Govrenor | Lucille George-Wout |
• Prime Meenister | Eugene Rhuggenaath |
| Legislatur | Estates o Curaçao |
| Autonomy within the Kinrick o the Netherlands | |
• Established | 10 October 2010 (dissolution o the Netherlands Antilles) |
| Aurie | |
• Total | 444 km2 (171 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2010 census | 142,180 |
• Density | 319/km2 (826.2/sq mi) (39t) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2008 estimate |
• Total | US$2.838 billion (177t) |
• Per capita | US$20,567 (46t) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2008 estimate |
• Tot | US$5.08 billion (149th) |
• Per capita | US$36,200 (28t) |
| Currency | Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| Drivin side | right |
| Cawin code | +599 9 |
| ISO 3166 code | CW |
| Internet TLD | .cw, .an a |
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Prior tae 10 October 2010, when the Netherlands Antilles wis dissolved, Curaçao wis admeenistered as the Island Territory o Curaçao (Dutch: Eilandgebied Curaçao, Papiamentu: Teritorio Insular di Kòrsou), ane o five island territories o the umwhile Netherlands Antilles.
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