General facts Curaçao
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| Capital | Willemstad |
| Location | Southern Caribbean sea, 65 km (40mi) north of the Venezuelan coast |
| Time zone | -4 (UTS-4) |
| Official languages | Papiamentu |
| Dutch | |
| English | |
| Area | 444 km² |
| 171.4 sq.mi | |
| Highest point | 372 m (Mont. St. Christopher) |
| Population | 158665 (January 1st, 2019) |
| Population density | 357/km² (January 1st, 2019) |
| History: | |
| 1499 | Discovered by Alonso de Ojeda. Spaniards settle on Curaçao |
| 1634 | The Dutch conquer Curaçao from Spain |
| 1800-1802 | First British occupation |
| 1807-1855 | Second British occupation |
| 1863 | Slavery abolished |
| 1954 | The Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire, St.Maarten, St.Eustatius Saba) are granted internal autonomy within the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| 2010 | The Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire, St.Maarten, St.Eustatius and Saba) became autonomous states within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a similar status as that of Aruba, whereas the smaller islands Bonaire, Saba and St.Eustatius become Dutch municipalities |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary representative democracy under constitutional monarchy. |