Aruba
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Anthem: "Aruba Dushi Tera" (English: "Aruba, Sweet Land") |
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Location of Aruba (circled in red)
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Sovereign state | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Before separation | Netherlands Antilles |
Country status | 1 January 1986 |
Capital
and largest city
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Oranjestad 12°31′07″N 70°02′09″W / 12.51861°N 70.03583°W / 12.51861; -70.03583 |
Official languages | |
Ethnic groups
(2010)
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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 | Devolved Parliamentary representative democracy within a constitutional monarchy |
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Monarch
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Willem-Alexander |
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Governor
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Alfonso Boekhoudt |
Evelyn Wever-Croes | |
Legislature | Parliament of Aruba |
Area | |
• Total
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180[3] km2 (69 sq mi) |
• Water (%)
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negligible |
Highest elevation | 188 m (617 ft) |
Population | |
• 1 January 2019 estimate
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116,576[3] (193rd) |
• Density
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624/km2 (1,616.2/sq mi) (22nd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total
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$4.4 billion |
• Per capita
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$37,576[4] |
GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total
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$3.4 billion |
• Per capita
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$28,898[4] |
Currency | Aruban florin (ƒ) (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
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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 / 12.51861; -70.03583 |
Official languages | |
Ethnic groups
(2010)
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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 | Devolved Parliamentary representative democracy within a constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
|
Willem-Alexander |
•
Governor
|
Alfonso Boekhoudt |
Evelyn Wever-Croes | |
Legislature | Parliament of Aruba |
Area | |
• Total
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180[3] km2 (69 sq mi) |
• Water (%)
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negligible |
Highest elevation | 188 m (617 ft) |
Population | |
• 1 January 2019 estimate
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116,576[3] (193rd) |
• Density
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624/km2 (1,616.2/sq mi) (22nd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total
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$4.4 billion |
• Per capita
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$37,576[4] |
GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total
|
$3.4 billion |
• Per capita
|
$28,898[4] |
Currency | Aruban florin (ƒ) (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 |