| Capitale | nome: Willemstad
coordinate geografiche: 12 06 N, 68 55 W
differenza di tempo: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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| Indipendenza | none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
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| Festa nazionale | King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 Aprile (1967); note - King's or Queen's Day are observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; celebrated on 26 Aprile if 27 Aprile is a Sunday
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| Costituzione | previous 1947, 1955; latest adopted 5 Settembre 2010, entered into force 10 Ottobre 2010 (regulates governance of Curacao but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands); note - in Ottobre 2010, with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Curacao became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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| Suffragio | 18 anni; universal
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| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: King WILLEM-ALEXANDER of the Netherlands (da allora 30 April 2013); represented by Governor Lucille A. GEORGE-WOUT (da allora 4 November 2013)
capo di governo: 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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