Curaçao was originally settled by indigenous Arawaks before becoming a Dutch colony in the 17th century. It became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 2010. The economy is based on tourism, oil refining, and financial services, with strong European and Caribbean cultural influences.
| Languages | Speakers | Bibles | Films | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dutch Sign Language dse Nederlandse Gebarentaal (NGT) | null | 0 | 0 | 0 |
English eng | 9600 | 242 | 29 | 330 |
French fra français | 3000 | 45 | 3 | 123 |
Caribbean Hindustani hns Caribbean Hindi-Urdu | 600 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Dutch nld Nederlands | 13400 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
Papiamento pap Papiamentu | 128000 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Portuguese por português | 1600 | 18 | 7 | 342 |
Spanish spa Castilian | 15800 | 33 | 11 | 124 |
Sranan Tongo srn Sranan Tongo | 2300 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Virgin Islands Creole English vic Netherlands Antilles Creole English | 5200 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Yue Chinese yue Cantonese | 1800 | 12 | 11 | 24 |