parliamentary democracy
type and the different Administrative divisions includes:none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Laraha (citrus tree); national colors: blue, yellow, white.
Title | "Himmo di Korsou" (Anthem of Curacao) |
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Lyric/music | Guillermo ROSARIO, Mae HENRIQUEZ, Enrique MULLER, Betty DORAN/Frater Candidus NOWENS, Errol "El Toro" COLINA |
Date of Independence | none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
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National holiday | 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 |
Legal system | based on Dutch civil law |
International law organization participation | |
Constitution | |
History | 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 | |
Executive Branch | |
Chief of state | King WILLEM-ALEXANDER of the Netherlands (since 30 April 2013); represented by Governor Lucille A. GEORGE-WOUT (since 4 November 2013) |
Head of government | Prime Minister Gilmar PISAS (since 14 June 2021) |
Cabinet | Cabinet sworn-in by the governor |
Elections/appointments | 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 held on 19 March 2021 (next to be held in 2025) |
Legislative branch | |
Description | Unicameral Parliament of Curacao (21 seats; members directly elected by party-list proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms) |
Elections | Last held on 19 March 2021 (next to be held in 2025) |
Election results | Percent of vote by party - MFK 27.8%, PAR 13.9%, PNP 12.5%, MAN 6.4%, KEM 5.4%, TPK 5.2%; seats by party - MFK 9, PAR 4, PNP 4, MAN 2, KEM 1, TPK 1; composition - men 15, women 6, percent of women 28.6% |
Judicial branch | |
Highest court(s) | 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 | Joint Court judges appointed by the monarch for life |
Subordinate courts | First instance courts, appeals court; specialized courts |
Diplomatic representation in the US | |
Diplomatic representation from the US | |
Chief of mission | Consul General Margy BOND (since 20 January 2022); note - also accredited to Aruba and Sint Maarten |
Embassy | P.O. Box 158, J.B. Gorsiraweg 1 |
Mailing address | 3160 Curacao Place, Washington DC 20521-3160 |
Telephone | [599] (9) 461-3066 |
FAX | [599] (9) 461-6489 |
Email address and website | [email protected] https://cw.usconsulate.gov/ |
National heritage | |
Total World Heritage Sites | 1 (cultural); note - excerpted from the Netherlands entry |
Selected World Heritage Site locales | Historic Willemstad |
ACS (associate)
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