Curacao Has 156,000 People and Just Became the Smallest World Cup Nation Ever
You could fit the entire population of Curacao into a mid-sized English town and still have room to spare. Around 156,000 people live on the Caribbean island, fewer than the number who pack into a single round of Premier League fixtures on a Saturday afternoon. On 14 June 2026, that island walked out at a…
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