Aruba

Basic facts about Aruba

Country name: Aruba
Capital: Oranjestad
Country code: 207
Continent: Central America and Caribbean
Currency name: Aruban florin
Independence:
Independent from: part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Total area (km2): 180
Land area (km2): 180
Water area (km2): 0
Population: 109,153
Population note: 109,153 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: DutchPapiamento
All languages: Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) 66.3%, Spanish 12.6%, English (widely spoken) 7.7%, Dutch (official) 5.8%, other 2.2%, unspecified or unknown 5.3% (2000 census)
Time zone: AST (UTC−4)
Date format:
Drive on: right
Calling code: +297
Domain: .aw