Flag of Curaçao

Flag of Curaçao

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CapitalWillemstad
Population152,849
RegionAmericas
Area444 km²
LanguagesEnglish, Dutch, Papiamento
CurrencyNetherlands Antillean guilder
PeopleCuraçaoan

About

Curaçao, officially the Country of Curaçao, is a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is an island country located in the southern Caribbean Sea, specifically the Dutch Caribbean region, about 65 km (40 mi) north of Venezuela and 80 km (50 mi) southeast of Aruba. Curaçao includes the main island of Curaçao, and the much smaller, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao.

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The Flag

History

The national flag of Curaçao represents the country of Curaçao. It also represented the island area within the Netherlands Antilles from 1984 until its dissolution in 2010.

Design & symbolism

The horizontal stripes have a ratio of 5:1:2 (blue:yellow:blue). The stars have diameters 1⁄6 and 2⁄9 of the flag height. The centre of the smaller one is 1⁄6 the flag height from the left and top edges, and the centre of the larger is 1⁄3 from the left and top edges. The blue is Pantone 280, and the yellow, Pantone 102.

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