Aruba
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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 |
