Curacao

noun:

Curacaoan

adjective:

Curacaoan; Dutch

total:

36.2 years

male:

32.7 years

female:

39.9 years (2013 est.)

at birth:

1.15 male(s)/female

0-14 years:

1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years:

1.08 male(s)/female

25-54 years:

0.92 male(s)/female

55-64 years:

0.79 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.71 male(s)/female

total population:

0.92 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

total:

NA

males:

72.4 years

females:

80.1 years (2009)

Dutch long form:

Land Curacao

Dutch short form:

Curacao

Papiamentu long form:

Pais Korsou

Papiamentu short form:

Korsou

former:

Netherlands Antilles; Curacao and Dependencies

• constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands;
• full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 2010;
• Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs

name:

Willemstad

geographic coordinates:

12 06 N, 68 55 W

time difference:

UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

• previous 1947, 1955;
• latest adopted 5 September 2010, entered into force 10 October 2010 (regulates governance of Curacao but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands);
• note - in October 2010, with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Curacao became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands (2013)

chief of state:

King WILLEM-ALEXANDER of the Netherlands (since 30 April 2013); represented by Governor Lucille A. GEORGE-WOUT (since 4 November 2013)

head of government:

Prime Minister Ivar ASJES (since 7 June 2013)

cabinet:

Cabinet appointed by the governor; (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website)

elections:

• the monarch is hereditary;
• governor general appointed by the monarch;
• following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually elected prime minister by the parliament;
• next election is scheduled for 2016

• Frente Obrero Liberashon (Workers' Liberation Front) or FOL [Anthony GODETT]
• Movementu Futuro Korsou or MFK [Gerrit SCHOTTE]
• Movishon Antia Nobo or MAN [Eunice EISDEN]
• Partido Antia Restruktura or PAR [Emily DE JONGH-ELHAGE]
• Partido pa Adelanto I Inovashon Soshal or PAIS [Alex ROSARIA]
• Partido Nashonal di Pueblo or PNP [Humphrey DAVELAAR]
• Pueblo Soberano or PS [Helmin WIELS]

chief of mission:

Consul General James R. Moore (since June 2013); note - also accredited to Aruba and Sint Martin

consulate(s) general:

J. B. Gorsiraweg #1, Willemstad, Curacao

mailing address:

P. O. Box 158, Willemstad, Curacao

telephone:

[599] (9) 4613066

FAX:

[599] (9) 4616489

• on a blue field a horizontal yellow band somewhat below the center divides the flag into proportions of 5:1:2;
• two five-pointed white stars - the smaller above and to the left of the larger - appear in the canton;
• the blue of the upper and lower sections symbolizes the sky and sea respectively;
• yellow represents the sun;
• the stars symbolize Curacao and its uninhabited smaller sister island of Klein Curacao;
• the five star points signify the five continents from which Curacao's people derive

name:

Himmo di Korsou (Anthem of Curacao)

lyrics/music:

Guillermo ROSARIO, Mae HENRIQUEZ, Enrique MULLER, Betty DORAN/Frater Candidus NOWENS, Errol "El Toro" COLINA

note: adapted 1978; the lyrics, originally written in 1899, were rewritten in 1978 to make them less colonial in nature

agriculture:

1.2%

industry:

16.9%

services:

81.8% (2008 est.)

major seaport(s):

Willemstad

oil/gas terminal(s):

Bullen Baai (Curacao Terminal)

bulk cargo port(s):

Fuik Bay (phosphate rock)