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Curaçao

Also known as Island Territory of Curaçao, Curacau, Curaçoa, Curaςao, Kòrsou, Curocao, ISO 3166-1:CW, CUW

Curaçao, officially the Country of Curaçao, is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located in the southern Caribbean Sea (specifically the Dutch Caribbean region), about 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").

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Curaçao is an island located in the Caribbean, part of the Lesser Antilles and the ABC islands within the Dutch Caribbean. It is situated in North America and lies in the Atlantic Time Zone. The territory is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and was formerly located in the Netherlands Antilles and Curaçao and Dependencies.

Willemstad serves as the capital. The official languages are Dutch, Papiamento, and English. The currency is the Caribbean guilder, and the telephone country code is +5999. The head of state is William Alexander of the Netherlands, while the heads of government are Ivar Asjes and Gilmar Pisas. The legislative body is the Parliament of Curaçao, and the anthem is Himno di Kòrsou.

The population is 160,338. Its top-level Internet domain is .cw. The flag and coat of arms are specific to the region. Categories exist for people born and who died in Curaçao. The subject is referenced by 6,637 other encyclopedia articles and has 1,131 PubMed entries.

Synthesized by Vinony from 26 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, PubMed, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Curaçao is indexed among the 215 entries in Vinony's Countries collection.

Vinony's link graph records 6,637 inbound references to Curaçao, and connects out to Papiamento, World Heritage Site and Sint Eustatius.

The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 6 mapped points.

It sits within the topics 1954 establishments in the Netherlands Antilles, 2010 establishments in North America and 2010 establishments in the Netherlands.

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Key facts

Dependency.religion: 90% Christianity 73% Roman Catholic 18.5% total Protestant 6.6% Pentecostal 3.2% Protestant 3% Seventh-day Adventist 3.2% Evangelical 0.8% Jehovah's Witnesses 1.7% Other Christian 6% No religion 2% Hinduism 0.5% Islam 0.2% Judaism 0.8% Other 0.6% Not stated
Dependency.settlement_type: Constituent country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dependency.subdivision_type1: Sovereign state
Dependency.established_title1: Before separation
Dependency.name: Curaçao
Dependency.official_name: Country of Curaçao
Dependency.image_flag: Flag of Curaçao.svg
Dependency.flag_size: 125
Dependency.flag_link: Flag of Curaçao
Dependency.image_seal: Curaçao wapen.svg
Dependency.seal_size: 77
Dependency.seal_type: Coat of arms
Dependency.seal_link: Coat of arms of Curaçao
Dependency.anthem: ()center
Dependency.song_type: Royal anthem
Dependency.song: center
Dependency.image_map: Curacao in its region.svg
Dependency.map_alt: Location of Curaçao

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Research

1,131 papers

Diagnostic Use of Base Excess in Acid-Base Disorders.ReviewThe New England journal of medicine · 2018Berend KDOI: 10.1056/NEJMra1711860
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: diagnosis and management from the hematologist's perspective.ReviewHaematologica · 2018Kritharis A, Al-Samkari H, Kuter DJDOI: 10.3324/haematol.2018.193003
[Osler's disease].ReviewDer Radiologe · 2013Ahlhelm F, Lieb J, Schneider G et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00117-013-2552-z
Curaçao diagnostic criteria for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia is highly predictive of a pathogenic variant in ENG or ACVRL1 (HHT1 and HHT2).Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2020McDonald J, Bayrak-Toydemir P, DeMille D et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41436-020-0775-8
[Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia].ReviewMedicina clinica · 2005Pérez del Molino A, Zarrabeitia R, Fernández ADOI: 10.1157/13074142
Pulmonary vascular manifestations of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia.ReviewPulmonary circulation · 2024Cullivan S, Kevane B, McCullagh B et al.DOI: 10.1002/pul2.70007
Mesophotic coral ecosystems.Current biology : CB · 2022Bongaerts PDOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.036
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: A pediatric-focused review.ReviewSeminars in pediatric neurology · 2024Ortman C, Ortolani EDOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2024.101167

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: country
Official name: Curaçao
Demonym: Curaçaoan
Country: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Located in: Curaçao and Dependencies
Continent: North America
Capital: Willemstad
Official language: English language
Currency: Caribbean guilder
Population: 148925
Area: 444
Elevation: 39
Head of government: Ivar Asjes
Head of state: William Alexander of the Netherlands
Form of government: parliamentary democracy
Legislature: Parliament of Curaçao
Anthem: Himno di Kòrsou
Headquarters: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Follows: Netherlands Antilles
Official website: curacao.com
Image: Facades of Handelskade, Willemstad, Curaçao - February 2020.jpg
Life expectancy: 74.70976
Nominal GDP: 2699612458
Calling code: +5999

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Licence plate code: NA
Mains voltage: 120
Flag: flag of Curaçao
Coat of arms: coat of arms of Curaçao
category for people born here: Category:Births in Curaçao
top-level Internet domain: .cw
Commons category: Curaçao
topic's main category: Category:Curaçao
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Curaçao
office held by head of government: Prime Minister of Curaçao
emergency phone number: 911
driving side: right
central bank: Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten
category of associated people: Category:Curaçao people
member of: World Customs Organization
total fertility rate: 2
maritime identification digits: 306
Human Development Index: 0.890
geography of topic: geography of Curaçao
inception: 1954-01-01
language used: Papiamento
office held by head of state: King of the Netherlands
Unicode character: 🇨🇼
economy of topic: economy of Curaçao
native label: Kòrsou
P11012: Canberra
hashtag: Curaçao
P12749: Jonathan Glassner

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Encyclopedic overview

53 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Pre-colonial
Spanish colonization
Dutch colonial rule
20th and 21st centuries
Since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles
Geography
Flora
Fauna
Climate
Climate change
Geology
Beaches
Architecture
Forts
Politics
Government
Military
Conscription
Economy
Tourism
Labour
Financial services
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
Trade
Prostitution
Developments of Campo Alegre (2020–2024)
Demographics
Religion
Languages
Localities
Structure of the population
Statistics
Education
Culture
Visual art
Literature
Cuisine
Sports
Infrastructure and transportation
Airport
Railways
Public transportation
Bridges
Utilities and sanitation
Notable residents
See also
Notes
References
Sources
Further reading
External links

Curaçao, officially the Country of Curaçao, is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 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").

Curaçao has a population of 158,675 (January 2019 estimate), with an area of 444 km (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.

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