Curaçao

Country of Curaçao · Pais Kòrsou

Curaçao (CW, CUW) is a territory in Caribbean, with Willemstad as its capital. The currency is the Caribbean guilder (XCG, Cg.). The international dialling code is +599; mobile numbers are written like 9 518 1234. The time zone is America/Curacao. Official language: Dutch.

CurrencyXCGCg.

Dial code+599e.g. 9 518 1234

Time zoneCuracaoUTC−04:00

LanguageDutch

CapitalWillemstad

Population153.3K444 km²

Overview

Official name: Country of Curaçao
Native name: Curaçao · Pais Kòrsou
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: CW
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: CUW
ISO 3166-1 numeric: 531
Demonym: Curaçaoan
Capital: Willemstad
Region: Americas › Caribbean
Status: Dependency or territory
Groups: Caribbean
Internet domain: .cw
Coordinates: 12.116667, -68.933333
Area: 444 km²
Population: 153,289
GDP: $4.1B ($27K per person)
Literacy: 99%
Landlocked: No
Land borders: None

Currency

Caribbean guilder XCG

Symbol: Cg.
Minor units: 2 decimals
Example: Cg. 1.234,50

Former currencies: ANG

Languages

Language	Status	Share of population
Papiamento pap	De facto official	81% (124.2K)
Dutch nl	Official	8% (12.3K)
Spanish es		3.7% (5.7K)

Time zones

Time zone	Local time	Standard	Daylight saving	Name
America/Curacao		UTC−04:00	none	Atlantic Standard Time

Phone numbers

Calling code: +599
Shared with: 🇧🇶 BQ
Dial-out prefix: 00
Trunk prefix: none
National number length: 7–8 digits
Emergency number: 112 pattern 112|911

Number types

Type	National format	International format	Layout	Digits
Fixed line	9 435 1234	+599 9 435 1234	X XXX XXXX	7, 8
Mobile	9 518 1234	+599 9 518 1234	X XXX XXXX	7, 8
Shared cost	600 1234	+599 600 1234	XXX XXXX	7
Pager	9 558 1234	+599 9 558 1234	X XXX XXXX	8

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Show the 2 formatting rules

Digits pattern	Leading digits	Format	International
`(\d{3})(\d{4})`	`[3467]`	`$1 $2`	`$1 $2`
`(\d)(\d{3})(\d{4})`	`9[4-8]`	`$1 $2 $3`	`$1 $2 $3`

Address and postal code

No address data.

Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week: Monday
Weekend: Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year: Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle: 24-hour (0–23), also hB
Calendars: gregorian
Measurement system: Metric
Temperature: Celsius
Paper size: A4
Locales: nl-CW
pap-CW

Number and date formats

As written by the Dutch (Curaçao) locale (nl-CW), amounts in XCG.

Number: 1.234.567,891
Percent: 45,7%
Currency (XCG): Cg. 1.234.567,89
Accounting: (Cg. 1.234.567,89)
Currency, name: 1.234.567,89 Caribische gulden
Compact short: 1,2 mln.
Compact long: 1,2 miljoen
Scientific: 1,235E6
Speed: 88 kilometer per uur
Temperature: 21,5°C
Date, full: vrijdag 27 maart 2026
Date, long: 27 maart 2026
Date, medium: 27 mrt 2026
Date, short: 27-03-2026
Time, medium: 15:04:05
Time, short: 15:04
Date and time: 27 mrt 2026, 15:04
Month and year: maart 2026
Weekday: vrijdag
Relative time: gisteren · over 3 dagen · 2 uur geleden
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