Curaçao - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Curaçao.
Curacao is a part of the Windward Islands (southern) group in the Lesser Antilles
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| Location | Caribbean, an island in the Caribbean Sea, 55 km off the coast of Venezuela |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates | 12 10 N, 69 00 W |
| Map references | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Tarrain | generally low, hilly terrain |
| Natural Resources | calcium phosphates, protected harbors, hot springs |
| Natural Hazards | Curacao is south of the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened |
| Irrigated Land | NA |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Major aquifers | |
| Land Boundaries | |
| Border Countries | |
| Coastline | 364 km |
| Climate | tropical marine climate, ameliorated by northeast trade winds, results in mild temperatures; semiarid with average rainfall of 60 cm/year |
| Area | |
| Total Area | |
| Land Area | 444 sq km |
| Water Area | 0 sq km |
| comparative Area |
more than twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Maritime Claims | |
| Territorial sea | 12 nm |
| Exclusive economic zone | 200 nm |
| Elevations | |
| Highest point | Mt. Christoffel 372 m |
| Lowest point | Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 10% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 10% (2018) |
| Other | 90% (2018 est.) |
Population Distribution
Largest concentration on the island is Willemstad; smaller settlements near the coast can be found throughout the island, particularly in the northwest
People and Society
In Curaçao, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: 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.)
| Population | |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 0.28% (2024 est.) |
| Birth rate | 12.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Health expenditure | NA |
| Physicians Density | |
| Hospital bed Density | |
| Total fertility rate | 1.96 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.96 (2024 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | 49.7% (2023 est.) |
| Literacy | |
| Education expenditures | 7.4% of GDP (2020 est.) |
| Net Migration rate | -1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Nationality | Curacaoan; Dutch | Curacaoan |
| Languages | 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.) |
| Religions | 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 | 19.2% (male 15,069/female 14,337) |
| 15-64 years | 62.3% (male 47,258/female 48,217) |
| 65 years and over | 18.5% (2024 est.) (male 11,428/female 16,980) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 47 |
| Youth dependency ratio | 25.6 |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 21.4 |
| Potential support ratio | 4.7 (2021 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 37.8 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 35.5 years |
| Female | 40.2 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 89% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.57% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 144,000 WILLEMSTAD (capital) (2018). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 0.98 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.67 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 0.93 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 7.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
| Male | 8.3 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 6.7 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 79.9 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 77.6 years |
| Female | 82.3 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2017) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2017) |
Demographic profile
All Important Facts about Curaçao
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