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Broad
human diversity

The blood of several dozen world areas runs through the veins of the island residents.

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Climate

Curacao lies below the traditional hurricane paths.

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Sovereignty

Curacao is one of the "ABC" islands (referring to Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao) as well as a political part of the Netherlands Antilles, which in turn is under the umbrella of Holland.

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Language

Dutch is the official language, but English and the Dutch-African linguistic amalgam Papiamento are widely spoken.

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Island statistics

Curacao is 60 kilometers (37 miles) in length and 11 kilometers (7 miles) in width. It has nearly 200,000 residents and 400,000 visitors.

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Photo credit: Curacao picture is copyrighted by the Curacao Tourist Board and is used with permission.

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