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Country overview: 

Short name	Curaçao
ISO code	CW
FIPS code	UC
Language	Dutch (nl)
Time zone	-4
Capital	Willemstad

 

Curaçao was part of the Netherlands Antilles, a colony of the Netherlands, until 2010-10-10. On that date it became an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Other names of country: 

1. Russian: Кюрасао
2. Spanish: Curazao

Origin of name: 

possibly from Portuguese coração: heart, or curação: healing; or from an ethnic name.

Primary subdivisions: 

Curaçao has no known administrative divisions.

Country	HASC	Population	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)	Capital
Curaçao	CW.CU	130,627	444	171	Willemstad
Country: This division is the whole of the country, treated as a division for compatibility. HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision code. Population: 2000-10-14 census

Territorial extent: 

The country consists only of Curaçao Island, the much smaller Klein Curaçao Island, and other islets immediately offshore.

Change history: 

2010-10-10: Curaçao was split from the former Netherlands Antilles. In its previous status, its HASC code was AN.CU.