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Basic Facts |
Country name |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Aruba |
Gevernment type | parliamentary democracy |
Capital |
name: Oranjestad
geographic coordinates: 12 33 N, 70 06 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
Flag description | blue, with two narrow, horizontal, yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner |
Currency | Aruban guilder/florin (AWG) |
Internet country code | .aw |
Ports and terminals | Barcadera, Oranjestad, Sint Nicolaas |
Agriculture products | aloes; livestock; fish |
Industries | tourism, transshipment facilities, oil refining |
Geography |
Location | Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela |
Coordinates | 12 30 N, 69 58 W |
Continent | Central America and the Caribbean |
Area |
total: 193 sq km
land: 193 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Boundaries | 0 km |
Coastline | 68.5 km |
Climate | tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation |
Terrain | flat with a few hills; scant vegetation |
Natural resources | NEGL; white sandy beaches |
Natural hazards | lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt |
People |
Population | 71,891 (July 2006 est.) |
Ethnic groups | mixed white/Caribbean Amerindian 80% |
Religions | Roman Catholic 82%, Protestant 8%, Hindu, Muslim, Confucian, Jewish |
Languages | Dutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English dialect), English (widely spoken), Spanish |