Flag of Curaçao

🎨 What the flag means

Curaçao's flag is blue with a yellow stripe just below the middle and two white stars in the corner. The blue stands for the sky above and the sea below, and the yellow for the bright sun. The two stars are Curaçao and the little island of Klein Curaçao, and their five points stand for the five continents Curaçao's people come from.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

152.8 thousand (2023)

🏙️ Capital

Willemstad136.7 thousand people (2011)

🗣️ Main language

PapiamentoAlso official: English, Dutch

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Most people in Curaçao speak Papiamentu at home, and many can also speak Dutch, English and Spanish.
2. Curaçao gives its name to a liqueur made from the peel of the laraha, a bitter orange grown on the island.
3. The colourful historic centre of the capital, Willemstad, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.