factbook.json/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json

{
  "Introduction": {
    "Background": {
      "text": "The original Arawak Indian settlers who arrived on Curacao from South America in about A.D. 1000 were largely enslaved by the Spanish early in the 16th century and forcibly relocated to other colonies where labor was needed. The Dutch seized Curacao from the Spanish in 1634. Once the center of the Caribbean slave trade, Curacao was hard hit economically when the Dutch abolished slavery in 1863. Its prosperity (and that of neighboring Aruba) was restored in the early 20th century with the construction of the Isla Refineria to service the newly discovered Venezuelan oilfields. In 1954, Curacao and several other Dutch Caribbean colonies were reorganized as the Netherlands Antilles, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In referenda in 2005 and 2009, the citizens of Curacao voted to become a self-governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The change in status became effective in 2010 with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles."
    }
  },
  "Geography": {
    "Location": {
      "text": "Caribbean, an island in the Caribbean Sea, 55 km off the coast of Venezuela"
    },
    "Geographic coordinates": {
      "text": "<p>12 10 N, 69 00 W</p>"
    },
    "Map references": {
      "text": "<p>Central America and the Caribbean</p>"
    },
    "Area": {
      "total ": {
        "text": "444 sq km"
      },
      "land": {
        "text": "444 sq km"
      },
      "water": {
        "text": "0 sq km"
      }
    },
    "Area - comparative": {
      "text": "<p>more than twice the size of Washington, DC</p>"
    },
    "Land boundaries": {
      "text": "0"
    },
    "Coastline": {
      "text": "364 km"
    },
    "Maritime claims": {
      "territorial sea": {
        "text": "12 nm"
      },
      "exclusive economic zone": {
        "text": "200 nm"
      }
    },
    "Climate": {
      "text": "<p>tropical marine climate, ameliorated by northeast trade winds, results in mild temperatures; semiarid with average rainfall of 60 cm/year</p>"
    },
    "Terrain": {
      "text": "<p>generally low, hilly terrain</p>"
    },
    "Elevation": {
      "highest point": {
        "text": "Mt. Christoffel 372 m"
      },
      "lowest point": {
        "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m"
      }
    },
    "Natural resources": {
      "text": "<p>calcium phosphates, protected harbors, hot springs</p>"
    },
    "Land use": {
      "agricultural land": {
        "text": "10% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "agricultural land: arable land": {
        "text": "arable land: 10% (2018)"
      },
      "other": {
        "text": "90% (2018 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Irrigated land": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "Population distribution": {
      "text": "largest concentration on the island is Willemstad; smaller settlements near the coast can be found throughout the island, particularly in the northwest"
    },
    "Natural hazards": {
      "text": "<p>Curacao is south of the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened</p>"
    },
    "Geography - note": {
      "text": "<p>Curacao is a part of the Windward Islands (southern) group in the Lesser Antilles</p>"
    }
  },
  "People and Society": {
    "Population": {
      "total": {
        "text": "153,289"
      },
      "male": {
        "text": "73,755"
      },
      "female": {
        "text": "79,534 (2024 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Nationality": {
      "noun": {
        "text": "Curacaoan"
      },
      "adjective": {
        "text": "Curacaoan; Dutch"
      }
    },
    "Ethnic groups": {
      "text": "Curacaoan 75.4%, Dutch 6%, Dominican 3.6%, Colombian 3%, Bonairean, Sint Eustatian, Saban 1.5%, Haitian 1.2%, Surinamese 1.2%, Venezuelan 1.1%, Aruban 1.1%, other 5%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.)"
    },
    "Languages": {
      "text": "Papiamento (official) (a creole language that is a mixture of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, and, to a lesser extent, French, as well as elements of African languages and the language of the Arawak) 80%, Dutch (official) 8.8%, Spanish 5.6%, English (official) 3.1%, other 2.3%, unspecified 0.3% (2011 est.)",
      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> data represent most spoken language in household"
    },
    "Religions": {
      "text": "Roman Catholic 72.8%, Pentecostal 6.6%, Protestant 3.2%, Adventist 3%, Jehovah's Witness 2%, Evangelical 1.9%, other 3.8%, none 6%, unspecified 0.6% (2011 est.)"
    },
    "Age structure": {
      "0-14 years": {
        "text": "19.2% (male 15,069/female 14,337)"
      },
      "15-64 years": {
        "text": "62.3% (male 47,258/female 48,217)"
      },
      "65 years and over": {
        "text": "18.5% (2024 est.) (male 11,428/female 16,980)"
      }
    },
    "Dependency ratios": {
      "total dependency ratio": {
        "text": "47"
      },
      "youth dependency ratio": {
        "text": "25.6"
      },
      "elderly dependency ratio": {
        "text": "21.4"
      },
      "potential support ratio": {
        "text": "4.7 (2021 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Median age": {
      "total": {
        "text": "37.8 years (2024 est.)"
      },
      "male": {
        "text": "35.5 years"
      },
      "female": {
        "text": "40.2 years"
      }
    },
    "Population growth rate": {
      "text": "0.28% (2024 est.)"
    },
    "Birth rate": {
      "text": "12.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)"
    },
    "Death rate": {
      "text": "8.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)"
    },
    "Net migration rate": {
      "text": "-1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)"
    },
    "Population distribution": {
      "text": "largest concentration on the island is Willemstad; smaller settlements near the coast can be found throughout the island, particularly in the northwest"
    },
    "Urbanization": {
      "urban population": {
        "text": "89% of total population (2023)"
      },
      "rate of urbanization": {
        "text": "0.57% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Major urban areas - population": {
      "text": "144,000 WILLEMSTAD (capital) (2018)"
    },
    "Sex ratio": {
      "at birth": {
        "text": "1.05 male(s)/female"
      },
      "0-14 years": {
        "text": "1.05 male(s)/female"
      },
      "15-64 years": {
        "text": "0.98 male(s)/female"
      },
      "65 years and over": {
        "text": "0.67 male(s)/female"
      },
      "total population": {
        "text": "0.93 male(s)/female (2024 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Infant mortality rate": {
      "total": {
        "text": "7.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)"
      },
      "male": {
        "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 live births"
      },
      "female": {
        "text": "6.7 deaths/1,000 live births"
      }
    },
    "Life expectancy at birth": {
      "total population": {
        "text": "79.9 years (2024 est.)"
      },
      "male": {
        "text": "77.6 years"
      },
      "female": {
        "text": "82.3 years"
      }
    },
    "Total fertility rate": {
      "text": "1.96 children born/woman (2024 est.)"
    },
    "Gross reproduction rate": {
      "text": "0.96 (2024 est.)"
    },
    "Contraceptive prevalence rate": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "Drinking water source": {
      "improved: total": {
        "text": "total: 100% of population"
      },
      "unimproved: total": {
        "text": "total: 0% of population (2017)"
      }
    },
    "Current health expenditure": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "Physician density": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "Sanitation facility access": {
      "improved: total": {
        "text": "total: 100% of population"
      },
      "unimproved: total": {
        "text": "total: 0% of population (2017)"
      }
    },
    "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": {
      "text": "49.7% (2023 est.)"
    },
    "Education expenditures": {
      "text": "7.4% of GDP (2020 est.)"
    },
    "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": {
      "total": {
        "text": "17 years"
      },
      "male": {
        "text": "18 years"
      },
      "female": {
        "text": "18 years (2013)"
      }
    }
  },
  "Environment": {
    "Environment - current issues": {
      "text": "<p>problems in waste management that threaten environmental sustainability on the island include pollution of marine areas from domestic sewage, inadequate sewage treatment facilities, industrial effluents and agricultural runoff, the mismanagement of toxic substances, and ineffective regulations; the refinery in Sint Anna Bay, at the eastern edge of Willemstad’s large natural harbor, processes heavy crude oil from Venezuela; it has caused significant environmental damage to the surrounding area because of neglect and a lack of strict environmental controls; the release of noxious fumes and potentially hazardous particles causes schools downwind to regularly close</p>"
    },
    "Climate": {
      "text": "<p>tropical marine climate, ameliorated by northeast trade winds, results in mild temperatures; semiarid with average rainfall of 60 cm/year</p>"
    },
    "Land use": {
      "agricultural land": {
        "text": "10% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "agricultural land: arable land": {
        "text": "arable land: 10% (2018)"
      },
      "other": {
        "text": "90% (2018 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Urbanization": {
      "urban population": {
        "text": "89% of total population (2023)"
      },
      "rate of urbanization": {
        "text": "0.57% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Revenue from forest resources": {
      "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)"
    },
    "Revenue from coal": {
      "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)"
    },
    "Air pollutants": {
      "carbon dioxide emissions": {
        "text": "5.39 megatons (2016 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Waste and recycling": {
      "municipal solid waste generated annually": {
        "text": "24,704 tons (2013 est.)"
      },
      "municipal solid waste recycled annually": {
        "text": "494 tons (2013 est.)"
      },
      "percent of municipal solid waste recycled": {
        "text": "2% (2013 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Total renewable water resources": {
      "text": "NA"
    }
  },
  "Government": {
    "Country name": {
      "conventional long form": {
        "text": "Country of Curacao"
      },
      "conventional short form": {
        "text": "Curacao"
      },
      "local long form": {
        "text": "Land Curacao (Dutch)/ Pais Korsou (Papiamento)"
      },
      "local short form": {
        "text": "Curacao (Dutch)/ Korsou (Papiamento)"
      },
      "former": {
        "text": "Netherlands Antilles; Curacao and Dependencies"
      },
      "etymology": {
        "text": "the most plausible name derivation is that the island was designated Isla de la Curacion (Spanish meaning \"Island of the Cure\" or \"Island of Healing\") or Ilha da Curacao (Portuguese meaning the same) to reflect the locale's function as a recovery stop for sick crewmen"
      }
    },
    "Government type": {
      "text": "<p>parliamentary democracy</p>"
    },
    "Dependency status": {
      "text": "<p>constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 2010; Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs</p>"
    },
    "Capital": {
      "name": {
        "text": "Willemstad"
      },
      "geographic coordinates": {
        "text": "12 06 N, 68 55 W"
      },
      "time difference": {
        "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
      },
      "etymology": {
        "text": "named after Prince WILLIAM II of Orange (1626-1650), who served as stadtholder (Dutch head of state) from 1647 to 1650, shortly after the the Dutch captured Curacao from the Spanish in 1634"
      }
    },
    "Administrative divisions": {
      "text": "<p>none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)</p>",
      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> Curacao is one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three are the Netherlands, Aruba, and Sint Maarten"
    },
    "Independence": {
      "text": "<p>none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)</p>"
    },
    "National holiday": {
      "text": "<p>King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967); note - King's or Queen's Day are observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday</p>"
    },
    "Legal system": {
      "text": "<p>based on Dutch civil law</p>"
    },
    "Constitution": {
      "history": {
        "text": "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); note - in October 2010, with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Curacao became a semi-autonomous entity within the Kingdom of the Netherlands"
      }
    },
    "Citizenship": {
      "text": "see the Netherlands"
    },
    "Suffrage": {
      "text": "<p>18 years of age; universal</p>"
    },
    "Executive branch": {
      "chief of state": {
        "text": "King WILLEM-ALEXANDER of the Netherlands (since 30 April 2013); represented by Governor Lucille A. GEORGE-WOUT (since 4 November 2013)"
      },
      "head of government": {
        "text": "Prime Minister Gilmar PISAS (since 14 June 2021)"
      },
      "cabinet": {
        "text": "Cabinet sworn-in by the governor"
      },
      "elections/appointments": {
        "text": "the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party usually elected prime minister by the Parliament of Curacao; election last&nbsp;held on 19 March 2021 (next to be held in 2025)"
      }
    },
    "Legislative branch": {
      "legislature name": {
        "text": "Parliament of Curacao"
      },
      "legislative structure": {
        "text": "unicameral"
      },
      "number of seats": {
        "text": "21 (directly elected)"
      },
      "electoral system": {
        "text": "proportional representation"
      },
      "scope of elections": {
        "text": "full renewal"
      },
      "term in office": {
        "text": "4 years"
      },
      "most recent election date": {
        "text": "3/19/2021"
      },
      "parties elected and seats per party": {
        "text": "MFK (9); PAR (4); PNP (4); MAN (2); KEM (1); TPK (1)"
      },
      "percentage of women in chamber": {
        "text": "28.6%"
      },
      "expected date of next election": {
        "text": "2025"
      }
    },
    "Judicial branch": {
      "highest court(s)": {
        "text": "Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba or \"Joint Court of Justice\" (sits as a 3-judge panel); final appeals heard by the Supreme Court, in The Hague, Netherlands"
      },
      "judge selection and term of office": {
        "text": "Joint Court judges appointed by the monarch for life"
      },
      "subordinate courts": {
        "text": "first instance courts, appeals court; specialized courts"
      }
    },
    "Political parties": {
      "text": "Korsou di Nos Tur or KdnT<br>Korsou Esun Miho or KEM<br>Movementu Futuro Korsou or MFK<br>Movementu Progresivo or MP<br>Movishon Antia Nobo or MAN<br>Partido Antia Restruktura or PAR<br>Partido Inovashon Nashonal or PIN<br>Partido Nashonal di Pueblo or PNP<br>Pueblo Soberano or PS<br>Trabou pa Kòrsou or TPK<br>Un Korsou Hustu"
    },
    "International organization participation": {
      "text": "<p>ACS (associate), Caricom (observer), FATF, ILO, ITU, UNESCO (associate), UPU</p>"
    },
    "Diplomatic representation in the US": {
      "text": "none (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands)"
    },
    "Diplomatic representation from the US": {
      "chief of mission": {
        "text": "Consul General Margy BOND (since 20 January 2022); note - also accredited to Aruba and Sint Maarten"
      },
      "embassy": {
        "text": "P.O. Box 158, J.B. Gorsiraweg 1"
      },
      "mailing address": {
        "text": "3160 Curacao Place, Washington DC&nbsp; 20521-3160"
      },
      "telephone": {
        "text": "[599] (9) 461-3066"
      },
      "FAX": {
        "text": "[599] (9) 461-6489"
      },
      "email address and website": {
        "text": "<br>ACSCuracao@state.gov<br><br>https://cw.usconsulate.gov/"
      }
    },
    "Flag description": {
      "text": "on a blue field a horizontal yellow band somewhat below the center divides the flag into proportions of 5:1:2; two five-pointed white stars - the smaller above and to the left of the larger - appear in the canton; the blue of the upper and lower sections symbolizes the sky and sea respectively; yellow represents the sun; the stars symbolize Curacao and its uninhabited smaller sister island of Klein Curacao; the five star points signify the five continents from which Curacao's people derive"
    },
    "National symbol(s)": {
      "text": "laraha (citrus tree); national colors: blue, yellow, white"
    },
    "National anthem": {
      "name": {
        "text": "\"Himmo di Korsou\" (Anthem of Curacao)"
      },
      "lyrics/music": {
        "text": "Guillermo ROSARIO, Mae HENRIQUEZ, Enrique MULLER, Betty DORAN/Frater Candidus NOWENS, Errol \"El Toro\" COLINA"
      },
      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> adapted 1978; the lyrics, originally written in 1899, were rewritten in 1978 to make them less colonial in nature"
    },
    "National heritage": {
      "total World Heritage Sites": {
        "text": "1 (cultural); note - excerpted from the Netherlands entry"
      },
      "selected World Heritage Site locales": {
        "text": "Historic Willemstad"
      }
    }
  },
  "Economy": {
    "Economic overview": {
      "text": "high-income island economy; developed infrastructure; tourism and financial services-based economy; investing in information technology incentives; oil refineries service Venezuela and China; unique COVID-19 stimulus support applied to government debts rather than household support"
    },
    "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
      "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": {
        "text": "$4.271 billion (2023 est.)"
      },
      "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022": {
        "text": "$4.099 billion (2022 est.)"
      },
      "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": {
        "text": "$3.834 billion (2021 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> data in 2021 dollars"
    },
    "Real GDP growth rate": {
      "Real GDP growth rate 2023": {
        "text": "4.2% (2023 est.)"
      },
      "Real GDP growth rate 2022": {
        "text": "6.91% (2022 est.)"
      },
      "Real GDP growth rate 2021": {
        "text": "4.2% (2021 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency"
    },
    "Real GDP per capita": {
      "Real GDP per capita 2023": {
        "text": "$28,900 (2023 est.)"
      },
      "Real GDP per capita 2022": {
        "text": "$27,300 (2022 est.)"
      },
      "Real GDP per capita 2021": {
        "text": "$25,200 (2021 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> data in 2021 dollars"
    },
    "GDP (official exchange rate)": {
      "text": "$3.281 billion (2023 est.)",
      "note": "<b>note:</b> data in current dollars at official exchange rate"
    },
    "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
      "Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2019": {
        "text": "2.62% (2019 est.)"
      },
      "Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2018": {
        "text": "2.58% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017": {
        "text": "1.59% (2017 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> annual % change based on consumer prices"
    },
    "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
      "agriculture": {
        "text": "0.3% (2023 est.)"
      },
      "industry": {
        "text": "11.7% (2023 est.)"
      },
      "services": {
        "text": "73.3% (2023 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data"
    },
    "GDP - composition, by end use": {
      "household consumption": {
        "text": "73.2% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "government consumption": {
        "text": "14.5% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "investment in fixed capital": {
        "text": "34% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "investment in inventories": {
        "text": "7% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "exports of goods and services": {
        "text": "63.2% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "imports of goods and services": {
        "text": "-92% (2018 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
    },
    "Agricultural products": {
      "text": "aloe, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical fruit"
    },
    "Industries": {
      "text": "tourism, petroleum refining, petroleum transshipment, light manufacturing, financial and business services"
    },
    "Industrial production growth rate": {
      "text": "4.3% (2014 est.)",
      "note": "<b>note:</b> annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency"
    },
    "Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": {
      "total": {
        "text": "42.2% (2020 est.)"
      },
      "male": {
        "text": "38.1%"
      },
      "female": {
        "text": "47.1%"
      }
    },
    "Remittances": {
      "Remittances 2023": {
        "text": "5.38% of GDP (2023 est.)"
      },
      "Remittances 2022": {
        "text": "5.16% of GDP (2022 est.)"
      },
      "Remittances 2021": {
        "text": "5.18% of GDP (2021 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities"
    },
    "Current account balance": {
      "Current account balance 2023": {
        "text": "-$654.688 million (2023 est.)"
      },
      "Current account balance 2022": {
        "text": "-$822.667 million (2022 est.)"
      },
      "Current account balance 2021": {
        "text": "-$508.758 million (2021 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars"
    },
    "Exports": {
      "Exports 2023": {
        "text": "$2.107 billion (2023 est.)"
      },
      "Exports 2022": {
        "text": "$2.046 billion (2022 est.)"
      },
      "Exports 2021": {
        "text": "$1.363 billion (2021 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars"
    },
    "Exports - partners": {
      "text": "US 17%, Costa Rica 16%, India 9%, Netherlands 7%, Guatemala 7% (2022)",
      "note": "<b>note:</b> top five export partners based on percentage share of exports"
    },
    "Exports - commodities": {
      "text": "refined petroleum, petroleum coke, fish, coal tar oil, scrap iron (2022)",
      "note": "<b>note:</b> top five export commodities based on value in dollars"
    },
    "Imports": {
      "Imports 2023": {
        "text": "$2.764 billion (2023 est.)"
      },
      "Imports 2022": {
        "text": "$2.891 billion (2022 est.)"
      },
      "Imports 2021": {
        "text": "$1.91 billion (2021 est.)"
      },
      "note": "<b>note:</b> balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars"
    },
    "Imports - partners": {
      "text": "US 35%, Netherlands 22%, China 7%, Ecuador 5%, Philippines 3% (2022)",
      "note": "<b>note:</b> top five import partners based on percentage share of imports"
    },
    "Imports - commodities": {
      "text": "refined petroleum, cars, garments, integrated circuits, packaged medicine (2022)",
      "note": "<b>note:</b> top five import commodities based on value in dollars"
    },
    "Exchange rates": {
      "Currency": {
        "text": "Netherlands Antillean guilders (ANG) per US dollar -"
      },
      "Exchange rates 2023": {
        "text": "1.79 (2023 est.)"
      },
      "Exchange rates 2022": {
        "text": "1.79 (2022 est.)"
      },
      "Exchange rates 2021": {
        "text": "1.79 (2021 est.)"
      },
      "Exchange rates 2020": {
        "text": "1.79 (2020 est.)"
      },
      "Exchange rates 2019": {
        "text": "1.79 (2019 est.)"
      }
    }
  },
  "Energy": {
    "Electricity access": {
      "electrification - total population": {
        "text": "100% (2022 est.)"
      }
    }
  },
  "Communications": {
    "Telephones - fixed lines": {
      "total subscriptions": {
        "text": "51,000 (2022 est.)"
      },
      "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
        "text": "27 (2022 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Telephones - mobile cellular": {
      "total subscriptions": {
        "text": "172,000 (2022 est.)"
      },
      "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
        "text": "88 (2021 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Telecommunication systems": {
      "general assessment": {
        "text": "fully automatic modern telecommunications system; telecom sector across the Caribbean region continues to be one of&nbsp;the growth areas; given the lack of economic diversity in the region, with a high dependence on tourism and activities such as fisheries and offshore financial services the telecom sector contributes greatly to the GDP (2020)"
      },
      "domestic": {
        "text": "roughly 28 per 100 users for fixed-line and 88 per 100 users for cellular-mobile (2021)"
      },
      "international": {
        "text": "country code - +599, PCCS submarine cable system to US, Caribbean and Central and South America (2019)"
      }
    },
    "Broadcast media": {
      "text": "government-run TeleCuracao operates a TV station and a radio station;&nbsp;2 other privately owned TV stations and several privately owned radio stations (2019)"
    },
    "Internet country code": {
      "text": "<p>.cw</p>"
    },
    "Internet users": {
      "percent of population": {
        "text": "68% (2017 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
      "total": {
        "text": "61,000 (2022 est.)"
      },
      "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
        "text": "33 (2022 est.)"
      }
    }
  },
  "Transportation": {
    "National air transport system": {
      "number of registered air carriers": {
        "text": "2 (2020)"
      },
      "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": {
        "text": "11"
      }
    },
    "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
      "text": "PJ"
    },
    "Airports": {
      "text": "1 (2024)"
    },
    "Roadways": {
      "total": {
        "text": "550 km"
      }
    },
    "Merchant marine": {
      "total": {
        "text": "57 (2023)"
      },
      "by type": {
        "text": "general cargo 5, oil tanker 1, other 51"
      }
    },
    "Ports": {
      "total ports": {
        "text": "4 (2024)"
      },
      "large": {
        "text": "0"
      },
      "medium": {
        "text": "2"
      },
      "small": {
        "text": "1"
      },
      "very small": {
        "text": "1"
      },
      "ports with oil terminals": {
        "text": "3"
      },
      "key ports": {
        "text": "Bullenbaai, Caracasbaai, Sint Michelsbaai, Willemstad"
      }
    }
  },
  "Military and Security": {
    "Military and security forces": {
      "text": "no regular military forces; Curacao Militia (CURMIL); Police Department for local law enforcement, supported by the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (Gendarmerie), the Dutch Caribbean Police Force (Korps Politie Caribisch Nederland, KPCN), and the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG or Kustwacht Caribisch Gebied (KWCARIB))  (2024)"
    },
    "Military - note": {
      "text": "defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the Dutch Government controls foreign and defense policy; the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG) provides maritime security (2024)"
    }
  },
  "Transnational Issues": {
    "Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
      "refugees (country of origin)": {
        "text": "14,000 (Venezuela) (2022)"
      }
    },
    "Trafficking in persons": {
      "tier rating": {
        "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Curaçao does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so, therefore Curaçao was upgraded to Tier 2 Watch List; for more details, go to:  https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/curacao/"
      }
    },
    "Illicit drugs": {
      "text": "<p>northbound transshipment points for cocaine from Colombia and Venezuela; cocaine is transported to the United States, other Caribbean islands, Africa, and Europe</p>"
    }
  }
}