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Curaçao

Caribbean · territory of Netherlands

Capital
Willemstad
Population
153,000 (2023)
Currency
Caribbean guilder XCG
Plugs
ABF 127 V
Drives on the
right
Local time
Curaçao highlighted on a globe

Plugs and voltage

Type A socket, as found in Curaçao Type A Type B socket, as found in Curaçao Type B

Curaçao uses Types A and B sockets; Type F is also found. Mains supply is 127 V at 50 Hz.

Most sockets are US-style at 127 V, 50 Hz; some hotels have European 220 V sockets.

At 127 V, devices from 220–240 V countries that are not dual-voltage will run weakly or not at all. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

Cg. Caribbean guilder XCG

Average in 2025: 1 USD = 1.79 XCG (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.

Caribbean guilder: where it's used

Price level 79 (US = 100, 2021)

Everyday household prices in Curaçao are about 79% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: dearer than the median country (50). All countries

Language

  • Dutchofficial8%
  • Papiamentode facto official81%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

Curaçao is on UTC−4, with no daylight saving time.

Driving

Traffic in Curaçao drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

12 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.

December 2026

  • Christmas Day
  • Second Day of Christmas

January 2027

  • New Year's Day

February 2027

  • Carnival Monday

March 2027

  • Good Friday
  • Easter Sunday
  • Easter Monday

April 2027

  • King's Day

May 2027

  • Labor Day
  • Ascension Day

July 2027

  • National Anthem and Flag Day

October 2027

  • Curaçao Day

Travel advisories

United States · State Department

Level 1 Exercise normal precautions

Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.

United Kingdom · FCDO

No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Curaçao.

Updated 2025-12-10. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.

Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.

Other practical facts

Calling code
+5999
Internet domain
.cw
Measurement
Metric
Paper size
A4
Week starts on
Monday
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Wikipedia
Coat of arms or emblem of Curaçao
Coat of arms / emblem

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Flag: Flag of Curaçao.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of Curaçao.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Пакко. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.