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The Confederation of Curaçao, commonly referred to as just Curaçao (: Confederatie Curaçao, Curaçao) is a located in the southern, taking several islands from the western end of the  archipelago. Curaçao is an island nation with no land borders to any other countries, though its proximity to the coast of establishes a maritime border between the two nations. Curaçao is one of the smallest countries in the world, with a population of 77,741 people as of 2015 and a land area of 637 square kilometres.

Curaçao is a state with a system of  that is spread on an island by island basis. The three populated islands, Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire, each govern themselves through direct election of public figures of their individual governments, and the leaders of these governments then form the Council of Governors, the three seat  of the country. The official head of state of the country holds minimal power, with a large amount of the power of the country being given to each constituency. Nonetheless, the head of state, known as the Governor-General, alternates between the Council of Governors every two years, with every six years simultaneous elections being held across the country. The Governor-General leads the nation's military, foreign affairs, and legal administrations, with all other facets of governance being given directly to each county individually. This system of confederation was founded by the Constitution of Curaçao that was passed in 1818 after the nation established independence from the without their intervention.

Curaçao was originally inhabited by by peoples from, though they eventually died out because of disease and enslavement with the arrival of  explorers in 1499. The islands were officially claimed by the Spanish but never extensively settled by any Spanish colonists, and in 1634, colonists began to flood the islands upon their proclamation of independence from the.