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Curaçao
Curaçao, officially the Country of Curaçao, is a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is an island country 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.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.4 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Economy 8.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 1 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Willemstad
- Population
- 156,115 inh.
- Area
- 444 km²
- Currency
- ANG
- Regime
- parliamentary democracy
Executive in office
Head of State
Willem-Alexander des Pays-Bas
Head of Government
Gilmar Pisas
Parliament
États de Curaçao
21 seats
Inception 2010
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
4 G$
GDP / capita
22,833 $
Growth
5.0 %
Inflation
2.6 %
Life expectancy
77.0 yrs
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
- 2025-03-21
Society · human UNDP HDI · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
Refugees originating
8
National anthem
Himno di Kòrsou
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,328 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,269, or ×1.2.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)