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According to the 2001 census, Papiamentu was the first language of 81.2% of the population. Dutch of 8%, Spanish of 4%, and English of 2.9%. [123] However, these numbers divide the population in terms of first language and do not account for the high rate of bilingualism in the population of Curaçao. [citation needed]
Population of the Netherlands Antilles in thousands, 1961–2003. The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated. The capital and largest city was Willemstad. Age structure: 0–14 years: 23,9% (male 27 197; female 25 886) 15–64 years: 67.3% (male 71 622; female 77 710)
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The history of Curaçao starts with settlement by ... Salt collection in Curacao. ... The participation of the Afro-Curaçaoan population in the political process was ...
This list of Caribbean countries and dependencies by population is sorted by the mid-year normalized demographic projections from the United Nations, [1] the change from the previous year, and the most recent official figure.
By 1818, the population of Willemstad had grown to 9,536 people. [8] On 13 May 1861, a decision was made to demolish the city walls, and build residential houses in the gap separating Willemstad from Pietermaai. [4] Around 1925, the booming oil and phosphate industry further stimulated growth, and resulted in the creation of new neighbourhoods. [9]
Little Curaçao is an island no man can settle, and a pink lighthouse is all that's left. Just to the southeast of the Caribbean island of Curaçao is the small ghostly island of Klein ...
The Colony of Curaçao and Dependencies (Dutch: Kolonie Curaçao en onderhorigheden; Papiamento: Kolonia di Kòrsou i dependensianan) was a Dutch colony in the Caribbean Sea from 1634 until 1828 and from 1845 until 1954.