Curacao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea off the Venezuelan coast, is the largest and most populous of the three ABC islands (for Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao) of the Lesser Antilles, specifically the Leeward Antilles.

Prior to 10 October 2010, when the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved, Curaçao was administered as the Island Territory of Curaçao. It is now a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs with the Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs. For a more detailed country profile, see CIA World Factbook on curacao.