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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Geographical data of Curaçao
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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Curaçao is found in Caribbean