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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 33 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 61,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” government-run TeleCuracao operates a TV station and a radio station; 2 other privately owned TV stations and several privately owned radio stations (2019)
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .cw
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 68% (2017 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 27 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 51,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 94 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 173,926 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” aloe, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical fruit
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2021.text β€” -$508.758 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” -$822.667 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text β€” -$654.688 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” high-income island economy; developed infrastructure; tourism and financial services-based economy; investing in information technology incentives; oil refineries service Venezuela and China
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” Netherlands Antillean guilders (ANG) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 1.79 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 1.79 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 1.79 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 1.79 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 1.79 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” diamonds, refined petroleum, crude petroleum, gold, petroleum coke (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” Armenia 57%, USA 15%, Guyana 5%, Dominican Republic 4%, Netherlands 2% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2021.text β€” $1.363 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $2.046 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $2.107 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $3.281 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 63.2% (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 14.5% (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 73.2% (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -92% (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 34% (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” 7.1% (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 0.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 11.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 73.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” refined petroleum, cars, garments, plastic products, packaged medicine (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” USA 39%, Netherlands 24%, China 6%, Colombia 5%, Brazil 3% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2021.text β€” $1.91 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $2.891 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $2.764 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” tourism, petroleum refining, petroleum transshipment, light manufacturing, financial and business services
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017.text β€” 1.6% (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2018.text β€” 2.6% (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2019.text β€” 2.6% (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021.text β€” $3.834 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $4.138 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $4.312 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2021.text β€” 4.2% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 7.9% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 4.2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2021.text β€” $25,200 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $27,600 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $27,700 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text β€” 5.2% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 5.2% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 5.4% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 100% (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” tropical marine climate, ameliorated by northeast trade winds, results in mild temperatures; semiarid with average rainfall of 60 cm/year
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” waste management, including pollution of marine areas from domestic sewage, inadequate sewage treatment facilities, industrial effluents, agricultural runoff, mismanagement of toxic substances, and ineffective regulatio…
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 10% (2018)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 0.2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 99.8% (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text β€” 0.57% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text β€” 89% of total population (2023)
+ Added Environment.Waste and recycling.municipal solid waste generated annually.text β€” 24,700 tons (2024 est.)
+ Added Geography.Area - comparative.text β€” more than twice the size of Washington, D.C.
+ Added Geography.Area.land.text β€” 444 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.total .text β€” 444 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.water.text β€” 0 sq km
+ Added Geography.Climate.text β€” tropical marine climate, ameliorated by northeast trade winds, results in mild temperatures; semiarid with average rainfall of 60 cm/year
+ Added Geography.Coastline.text β€” 364 km
+ Added Geography.Elevation.highest point.text β€” Mt. Christoffel 372 m
+ Added Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text β€” Caribbean Sea 0 m
+ Added Geography.Geographic coordinates.text β€” 12 10 N, 69 00 W
+ Added Geography.Geography - note.text β€” CuraΓ§ao is a part of the Windward Islands (southern) group in the Lesser Antilles
+ Added Geography.Irrigated land.text β€” NA
+ Added Geography.Land boundaries.total.text β€” 0 km
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 10% (2018)
+ Added Geography.Land use.forest.text β€” 0.2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.other.text β€” 99.8% (2022 est.)
+ Added Geography.Location.text β€” Caribbean, an island in the Caribbean Sea, 55 km off the coast of Venezuela
+ Added Geography.Map references.text β€” Central America and the Caribbean
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.exclusive economic zone.text β€” 200 nm
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.territorial sea.text β€” 12 nm
+ Added Geography.Natural hazards.text β€” Curacao is south of the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened
+ Added Geography.Natural resources.text β€” calcium phosphates, protected harbors, hot springs
+ Added Geography.Population distribution.text β€” largest concentration on the island is Willemstad; smaller settlements near the coast can be found throughout the island, particularly in the northwest
+ Added Geography.Terrain.text β€” generally low, hilly terrain
+ Added Government.Capital.etymology.text β€” the name means "William's Town" in Dutch; named after Prince WILLEM of Orange (1533-84), the first stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands
+ Added Government.Capital.geographic coordinates.text β€” 12 06 N, 68 55 W
+ Added Government.Capital.name.text β€” Willemstad
+ Added Government.Capital.time difference.text β€” UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
+ Added Government.Citizenship.text β€” see the Netherlands
+ Added Government.Constitution.history.text β€” 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)
+ Added Government.Country name.conventional long form.text β€” Country of Curacao
+ Added Government.Country name.conventional short form.text β€” Curacao
+ Added Government.Country name.etymology.text β€” 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
+ Added Government.Country name.former.text β€” Netherlands Antilles; Curacao and Dependencies
+ Added Government.Country name.local long form.text β€” Land Curacao (Dutch)/ Pais Korsou (Papiamento)
+ Added Government.Country name.local short form.text β€” Curacao (Dutch)/ Korsou (Papiamento)
+ Added Government.Dependency status.note β€” note: the other three constituent countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands are the Netherlands, Aruba, and Sint Maarten
+ Added Government.Dependency status.text β€” one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 2010; Dutch government responsible for defense and foreign affairs
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