Embassy of India, Caracas, Venezuela : Curacao

Curacao - Factsheet

Capital	Willemstad
Official language	Dutch (Papiamento, Arawak Indian, English and Spanish are widely spoken)
Political Status	Gained internal autonomy within the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 10 October 2010
Head of State	H.M. Queen Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard of the Netherlands
Governor	H.E. Mr. Frits Goedgedrag (Appointed by Queen)
Head of Government	H.E. Mr. Gerrit Schotte, Prime Minister (since 10 October 2010 for 4 year term)
Government	Constitutional Monarchy (multi-party system)
Parliament	‘Staten’ which consist of 21 members elected for 4 year term
Main political parties	1. Movement for the Future of Curacao (MFK) 2. Sovereign People (PS) 3. MAN (originally stood for New Antilles Movement)
Area	444 sq. kms. (171.4 sq. miles)
Location	Caribbean Sea, 56 kms (35 miles) off the coast of Venezuela
Time Zone	UTC - 4
Climate	Tropical, warm and dry, outside the Hurricane belt
Temperature	27 degrees (Average)
Population	142,180 (2010)
Religion	Catholics (85%), SDAs, Methodists, Muslims, Hindus, Jews.
Currency	Netherlands Antillean Guilder (ANG). US Dollar widely accepted
Main Industries	Tourism, petroleum refining, trans-shipment facilities, financial services
GDP (PPP)	Total US$ 2,838 million (2008), Per Capita US$ 20,567 (2009)
GDP (Composition)	Agriculture (1.2%), Industry (16.2%), Services (81.8%)
Trade partners	USA, Venezuela, Guatemala, Brazil, Singapore, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Haiti
Exports	Petroleum Products
Imports	Food and Crude Petroleum