Official Name: Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Capital: Willemstad. Official Language: Dutch. Additional Languages Spoken: Papiamentu, English, Spanish. Population: 153,000. Annual Population Growth: 1.03.%. Head of State: Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. Next Elections: 2006. Currency: Florin de las Antillas holandesas. Exchange Rate: Naf 1.00=US$0.56, US$ 1.00=Naf 1.78. Time Zone: GMT -4. Country Code: (599-9). Curacao has long been recognized as a leading international center for global finance and trade. Curacao’s diversified economy is based on international business including, e-business, financial services, tourism and industry. Recently, Curacao has enjoyed vigorous econoimic growth with the advent of new legislation and technology.