Curaçao
Country of Curaçao · Caribbean
Curaçao is a territory in Caribbean, with Willemstad as its capital, home to about 156,263 people. Curaçao shares no land border with any other country.
| Capital | Willemstad |
|---|---|
| Region | Caribbean |
| Currency | Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG ƒ) |
| Calling code | +599 |
| ISO codes | CW / CUW / 531 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇨🇼 |
| Population | 156,263 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 444 km² |
| Languages | English, Dutch, Papiamento |
| Internet domain | .cw |
| Demonym | Curaçaoan |
About Curaçao
Curaçao, officially Country of Curaçao, is a dependency or territory in Caribbean. Its capital and seat of government is Willemstad. It has no land borders. The official currency is the Netherlands Antillean guilder (ƒ), using the code ANG.
To call Curaçao from abroad, dial the country code +599. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes CW (alpha-2) and CUW (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 156,263.
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How Curaçao compares
- Density: about 352 people per square kilometre.
- Currency reach: 1 other country or territory uses the Netherlands Antillean guilder (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Curaçao
7 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (yellow, blue). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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