Curaçao: Flag and Facts
Curaçao's flag is blue with a yellow stripe running across below the middle and two white five-pointed stars in the upper left, the smaller one above and left of the larger.
- Official name
- Country of Curaçao
- Capital
- Willemstad
- Region
- Caribbean
- Population
- 153,289 (2024)
- Languages
- English, Dutch, Papiamento
- Currency
- Netherlands Antillean guilder
- Area
- 444 km² (171 sq mi)
- People
- Curaçaoan
- Calling code
- +599
- Highest point
- Mt. Christoffel 372 m
- Independence
- none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- National symbols
- laraha (citrus tree)
- Borders
- No land borders
- Status
- Territory (not a sovereign country)
About Curaçao
Blue is for sky and sea, and yellow is for the sun. The two stars are Curaçao and its empty little sister island, Klein Curaçao. Their five points honor the five continents that islanders' families came from. The island is not independent; it is a self-governing country inside the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Around A.D. 1000, Arawak settlers paddled over from South America, but most were enslaved by the Spanish in the 16th century. The Dutch took control in 1634, and the island grew into the main hub of the Caribbean slave trade until slavery was abolished in 1863. A refinery built in the early 20th century for Venezuelan oil brought money back. Residents voted for self-rule in 2005 and 2009. The climate is dry, with about 60 cm of rain a year.
Did you know?
- Mt. Christoffel, the high point of Curaçao, is just 372 meters tall.
- The laraha, a citrus tree, is the national symbol.
- People speak Papiamento along with Dutch and English.
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Questions about Curaçao
What is the capital of Curaçao?
Willemstad, with about 144,000 residents.
What money is used in Curaçao?
The Netherlands Antillean guilder, marked with the ƒ symbol.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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