Key Stats
| Category | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Continent: | Caribbean |
| Capital: | Willemstad |
| Population: | 192,965 |
| % Urban: | 89 % |
| Population Under 15 Yrs: | 18.5 % |
| Official Language: | Dutch, English, Papiamento (a creole of Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English, French, and some African languages and Arawak) |
| Languages: | 5 |
| Literacy Rate: | 99 % |
| Life Expectancy: | 75.4 yrs (83/236) |
| % Christian: | 89.6 % |
| % Evangelical: | 7.7 % |
| Largest Religion: | Christian |
| % Largest Religion: | 89.6 % |
| People Groups: | 16 |
| Least Reached People Groups: | 2 |
| % Unevangelized: | 1 % |
Curaçao
The Papiamento Bible was most recently translated in 2013 (Dutch and English are available as well). It is available in hard copy and online. Pray for impact on Papiamento speakers – a majority in Curaçao, but also found in Aruba and the Caribbean Netherlands. Pray also for literacy programmes and more Christian literature in the language. There is a Christian bookstore on Curaçao. Biblical literacy will go a great distance in discipling and renewing the Christian population.
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Content taken or adapted from Operation World, 7th Edition (2010) and Pray for the World (2015). Both books are published by InterVarsity Press. All rights reserved.