Curaçao
Capital: Willemstad · Americas
Curaçao, officially the Country of Curaçao, 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"). The 2023 census recorded a population of nearly 156,000 people in Curaçao. The country has an area of 444 km2 (171 sq mi); its capital is Willemstad. Together with Aruba and Bonaire, Curaçao forms part of 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 both area and population. The island is known for its indigenous bitter orange-based liqueur, Curaçao, flavo
Curaçao in world rankings
- 188th largest by population in the world (of 219)
- 198th largest by area in the world (of 219)
- Capital
- Willemstad
- Population
- 152,000
- Area
- 444 km²
- Currency
- —
- Calling code
- +599
- Languages
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Curaçao compared with Taiwan
How Curaçao measures up against Taiwan — home to 23.3 million people across 36,193 km².
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Country fields from Wikidata (CC0); flag via Wikimedia Commons; profile from the CIA World Factbook (public domain); travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA); GDP, GDP per capita and life expectancy from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).