Curaçao is an island country located in the southern Caribbean Sea, about 37 to 40 miles (60 to 64 km) north of the coast of Venezuela. It is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and lies just north of the South American mainland, physiographically on the South American continental shelf. Curaçao is the largest of the ABC islands, which also include Aruba and Bonaire, collectively known as the Dutch Caribbean. Its capital city is Willemstad

. The island has a warm, sunny climate year-round and is situated roughly 12° north of the Equator. Curaçao also includes a smaller uninhabited island called Klein Curaçao, located a few miles southeast of the main island