Curaçao: Facts & Stats
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Facts
| Head Of Government | Prime Minister: Gilmar Pisas |
|---|---|
| Capital | Willemstad |
| Population | (2025 est.) 156,700 |
| Head Of State | Dutch Monarch: King Willem-Alexander, represented by Governor: Lucille George-Wout |
| Official Languages | Dutch; Papiamentu; English |
| Official Religion | none |
| Official Name | Land Curaçao (Dutch); Pais Kòrsou (Papiamentu); Curaçao (English) |
| Total Area (Sq Km) | 444 |
| Total Area (Sq Mi) | 171 |
| Monetary Unit | Netherlands Antillean guilder (NAf.)2 |
| Urban-Rural Population | Urban: (2024) 89% • Rural: (2024) 11% |
| Political Status | autonomous state of the Netherlands with one legislative house (Staten/Parlamento di Kòrsou, or Parliament of Curaçao [21])1 |
| 1Per the national reorganization plan promulgated on October 10, 2010; the former Netherlands Antilles was dissolved on this date.2The Netherlands Antillean guilder will be the joint transitional currency for both Curaçao and Sint Maarten until replaced by the Caribbean guilder; no specific date has been given. | |
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