CW
Curaçao
Country of Curaçao
Curaçao sits in Caribbean and uses ANG - Netherlands Antillean guilder (ƒ). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Willemstad
Population
155.8K
Area
444 km2
Population
155.8K
155,826 people
Area
444 km2
444 square kilometers
Density
351/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Willemstad
12.1, -68.92
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Curaçao, officially listed here as Country of Curaçao, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Curaçao, CW, CUW, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Curaçao is grouped under Americas, more specifically Caribbean, with North America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 155,826 people and a land area of 444 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 351 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 12.116667, -68.933333, while the capital coordinate reference is 12.1, -68.92. Curaçao has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Willemstad (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Willemstad. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Curaçao, capital of Curaçao, and major urban areas in Curaçao. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Parliamentary representative democracy within a constitutional monarchy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as no, United Nations membership as no, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include no major listed organizations in this sample. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Curaçao uses calling code +599, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC-04:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists ANG - Netherlands Antillean guilder (ƒ), while language records include English, Dutch and Papiamento. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as CW. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This Curaçao profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
CW / CUW
Top-level domains
.cw
Continents
North America
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
CW
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Curaçao is represented by the CW country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Willemstad
150,000
primary
Governance
Government type
Parliamentary representative democracy within a constitutional monarchy
Sovereign
No
UN member
No
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+599
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC-04:00
Languages
English, Dutch, Papiamento
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry