Capital | nombre: Willemstad coordenadas geográficas: 12 06 N, 68 55 W diferencia de tiempo: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
División administrativa | none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) note: Curacao is one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three are the Netherlands, Aruba, and Sint Maarten |
Independencia | none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
Feriado nacional | King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 Abril (1967); note - King's or Queen's Day are observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; celebrated on 26 Abril if 27 Abril is a Sunday |
Constitución | previous 1947, 1955; latest adoptada 5 Septiembre 2010, entered into force 10 Octubre 2010 (regulates governance of Curacao but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands); note - in Octubre 2010, with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Curacao became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Sufragio | 18 años de edad; universal |
Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: King WILLEM-ALEXANDER of the Netherlands (desde 30 April 2013); represented by Governor Lucille A. GEORGE-WOUT (desde 4 November 2013) jefe de gobierno: 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 |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
A menos que sea indicado, toda la información en esta página es correcta hasta Julio 9, 2017