| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| ISO 3166 alpha-2 | CWISO 3166 [2024] |
| ISO 3166 alpha-3 | CUWISO 3166 [2024] |
| Capital | WillemstadGeoNames [2024] |
| Continent | North AmericaGeoNames [2024] |
| Common name | CuracaoCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Official name | Country of CuracaoCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Local name | Curacao (Dutch)/ Korsou (Papiamento)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Etymology | the origin of the name is disputed; many historians now agree that the name derives from a similar-sounding word the original inhabitants used to describe themselvesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Government type | Parliamentary democracyCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Independence | none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| National holiday | King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967); note: King's or Queen's Day are observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a SundayCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Head of state | No authoritative open source found |
| Currency code (ISO 4217) | XCGISO 4217 Currency Codes [2026] |
| Currency | Caribbean GuilderISO 4217 Currency Codes [2026] |
| Administrative subdivisions | No authoritative open source found |
| Subdivision names | No authoritative open source found |
| Historical overview | No authoritative open source found |
| National symbols | laraha (citrus tree)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| National anthem | title: "Himmo di Korsou" (Anthem of Curacao); lyrics/music: Guillermo ROSARIO, Mae HENRIQUEZ, Enrique MULLER, Betty DORAN/Frater Candidus NOWENS, Errol "El Toro" COLINA; history: adapted 1978; the lyrics, originally written in 1899, were rewritten in 1978 to remove colonial referencesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| National colors | blue, yellow, whiteCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Citizenship rules | see the NetherlandsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
the origin of the name is disputed; many historians now agree that the name derives from a similar-sounding word the original inhabitants used to describe themselves
description: on a blue field, a horizontal yellow band divides the flag below the center; two five-pointed white stars -- the smaller above and to the left of the larger -- appear in the upper left meaning: the blue stands for the sky and sea, and yellow for the sun; the stars symbolize Curacao and its uninhabited sister island of Klein Curacao (Little Curacao); the star points represent the five continents from which Curacao's inhabitants originate
Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05
