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Military - note Curacao, in 16 editions.

The entry for Curacao published Military - note in 16 editions of 16, from 2010 to 2025. The text changed in 5 editions. Each is shown as published. Military - note in every entry.

editions changed the text
5
the first edition with it
2010
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Military - note” (2010 to 2025).

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2025 edition

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  • defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands;
  • the Dutch Government controls foreign and defense policy;
  • local security forces are supported by the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (Gendarmerie), the Dutch Caribbean Police Force (Korps Politie Caribisch Nederland, KPCN), and the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG or Kustwacht Caribisch Gebied (KWCARIB));
  • there are two Dutch naval bases on Curaçao, and the Dutch Army maintains a small unit on a rotational basis (2025)

Rewritten: too little of the 2024 text remains to mark the changes.
defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the Dutch Government controls foreign and defense policy; local security forces are supported by the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (Gendarmerie), the Dutch Caribbean Police Force (Korps Politie Caribisch Nederland, KPCN), and the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG or Kustwacht Caribisch Gebied (KWCARIB)); there are two Dutch naval bases on Curaçao, and the Dutch Army maintains a small unit on a rotational basis (2025)

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Curacao: Military - note.” The World Factbook, 2010–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/curacao/military-note.

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