Aruba | |
|---|---|
| Anthem: "Aruba Dushi Tera" (English: "Aruba, Sweet Land") | |
 Location of Aruba (circled in red) | |
| Sovereign state | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Before separation | Netherlands Antilles |
| Country status | 1 January 1986 |
| Capital and largest city | Oranjestad 12°31′07″N 70°02′09″W / 12.51861°N 70.03583°W |
| Official languages | |
| Ethnic groups (2010) | 66% Aruban 9.1% Colombian 4.3% Dutch 4.1% Dominican 3.2% Venezuelan 2.2% Curaçaoan 1.5% Haitian 1.2% Surinamese 1.1% Peruvian 1.1% Chinese 6.2% other[2] |
| Demonym(s) | Aruban |
| Government | Parliamentary representative democracy within a constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
• Governor | Alfonso Boekhoudt |
| Evelyn Wever-Croes | |
| Legislature | Estates of Aruba |
| Area | |
• Total | 193[3] km2 (75 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Highest elevation | 188 m (617 ft) |
| Population | |
• 1 January 2019 estimate | 116,576[3] (193rd) |
• Density | 624/km2 (1,616.2/sq mi) (22nd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $4.4 billion |
• Per capita | $37,576[4] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $3.4 billion |
• Per capita | $28,898[4] |
| HDI (2013) | 0.908 very high |
| Currency | Aruban florin (AWG) |
| Time zone | UTC-4:00 (AST) |
| Mains electricity | 127 V–60 Hz |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +297 |
| ISO 3166 code | |
| Internet TLD | .aw |
Aruba
Aruba is an island and a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of the Venezuelan peninsula of Paraguaná and 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Curaçao. It measures 32 kilometres (20 mi) long from its northwestern to its southeastern end and 10 kilometres (6 mi) across at its widest point. Together with Bonaire and Curaçao, Aruba forms a group referred to as the ABC islands. Collectively, these and the other three Dutch substantial islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean, of which Aruba has about 1⁄3 of the population.