| Hauptstadt | Name: Willemstad
geographische Koordinaten: 12 06 N, 68 55 W
Zeitunterschied: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| Unabhängigkeit | none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
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| Nationalfeiertag | King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967); note - King's or Queen's Day are observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday
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| Konstitution | previous 1947, 1955; latest adopted 5 September 2010, entered into force 10 Oktober 2010 (regulates governance of Curacao but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands); note - in Oktober 2010, with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Curacao became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal
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| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: King WILLEM-ALEXANDER of the Netherlands (seit dem 30 April 2013); represented by Governor Lucille A. GEORGE-WOUT (seit dem 4 November 2013)
Regierungschef: Interim Prime Minister Gilmar PISAS (25 March 2017); screening of intended Interim Prime Minister Charles COOPER is ongoing
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor
elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually elected prime minister by the parliament
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