Curaçao




Curaçao (/ˈkʊrəsaʊ/ KUR-ə-sow or /ˈkjʊərəsaʊ/ KEWR-ə-sow; Dutch:Curaçao pronounced[kyːraːˈsʌu̯]; Papiamentu: Kòrsou) is an island country in the southern Caribbean Sea, approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of the Venezuelan coast, that is a constituent country (Dutch:land) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Formally called the Country of Curaçao, (Dutch:Land Curaçao; Papiamento:Pais Kòrsou), it includes the main island and the uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao ("Little Curaçao"). It has a population of over 150,000 on an area of 444 km (171 sq mi) and its capital is Willemstad.