Curaçao

Basic facts about Curaçao

Country name: Curaçao
Capital: Willemstad
Country code: 518
Continent: Central America and Caribbean
Currency name: Netherlands Antillean guilder
Independence:
Independent from: part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Total area (km2): 444
Land area (km2): 444
Water area (km2): 0
Population: 146,836
Population note: 146,836 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: DutchPapiamentu
All languages: Papiamentu (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) 81.2%, Dutch (official) 8%, Spanish 4%, English 2.9%, other 3.9% (2001 census)
Time zone: AST (UTC−4)
Date format: mm/dd/yyyy
Drive on: right
Calling code: +599 9
Domain: .cw